Mount St. Joseph has won four straight games at home, while Woodward Academy has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Mount St. Joseph Gaels will take on the Woodward Academy War Eagles in a tournament on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mount St. Joseph saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Palmetto by a score of 61-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Gaels still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Roman Catholic on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Cahillite 65-61. That makes it the first time this season the War Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Woodward Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jarvis Hayes Jr. dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hayes Jr. has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Zachary Foster, who posted 13 points in addition to five boards and four blocks.
Woodward Academy's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for Mount St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
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