Basketball Recap: St. Joseph's Catholic Skates Past Christ Church Episcopal with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Joseph's Catholic on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers out of the water with a 59-19 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 27 points or more this season.

Lola Kelly was a one-woman wrecking crew for St. Joseph's Catholic as she went 8 of 14 on her way to 17 points and five steals. Kelly has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Nash, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.

St. Joseph's Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christ Church Episcopal only posted four assists.

St. Joseph's Catholic pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph's Catholic will take on Powdersville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Powdersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they will square off against Palmetto at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.