After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cor Jesu Academy, St. Joseph's Academy was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the St. Mary's Spartans by a score of 47-40. The win was all the more spectacular given the Angels' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in Missouri, while the Spartans are ranked fifth in Massachusetts).
St. Joseph's Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for St. Mary's, they moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.
St. Joseph's Academy will square off against Evangelical Christian at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Evangelical Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully St. Joseph's Academy likes a good challenge. As for St. Mary's, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Fenwick at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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