The St. Joseph Spartans extended their postseason success on Monday against the Aquinas Academy Crusaders. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 65-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Julie Spinelli, who scored 32 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Richter, who scored 18 points along with two steals.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ellie Junker, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Elliot Keverline was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Aquinas Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-7 record this season.
St. Joseph will square off against Union Area at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Union Area will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something St. Joseph surely won't give up without a fight. Aquinas Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Riverview at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. Hopefully Riverview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Monday.
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