After flying high against San Dieguito Academy last Saturday, St. Joseph Academy came back down to earth. The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders fell 62-52 to the Fallbrook Warriors on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 969th, while the Warriors are ranked 478th).
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justice Ahiafor, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 boards. Another player making a difference was Dominic Gale, who posted ten points and three steals.
Fallbrook got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Petey Pizzo out in front who went 10 of 17 on his way to 21 points. Pizzo has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Elliott Watkins was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
St. Joseph Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Fallbrook, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
St. Joseph Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-37 victory against Morse on the 2nd. As for Fallbrook, they will head out to square off against Escondido Charter at 7:30 p.m. on January 8th.
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