The Woodlands Christian Academy was the 67-58 winner over St. John when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Woodlands Christian Academy Warriors were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 56-55 to the St. John's Mavericks. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. John's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malachi Booker, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Booker has scored at least a third of St. John's points. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Williams-Adams, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus seven assists and six rebounds.
The Woodlands Christian Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for St. John's, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.
The Woodlands Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face John Paul II at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. John Paul II knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully The Woodlands Christian Academy likes a good challenge. As for St. John's, they will square off against Nimitz at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
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