John Jay and East New York Family Academy squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but John Jay had to settle for second. They lost to East New York Family Academy on the road by a 56-40 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while East New York Family Academy are ranked 77th).
East New York Family Academy was led to victory by Arianna Mercado and Olivia Eugene. Mercado went 6 of 15 on her way to 16 points and seven steals, while Eugene went 6 for 12 to rack up 13 points and four steals. Mercado's afternoon made it 14 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janaya Henderson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.
John Jay's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-11. As for East New York Family Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
As of now, neither John Jay nor East New York Family Academy have any future games scheduled.
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