If John Jay was riding high fresh off their 63-34 takedown of Peekskill last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The John Jay Wolves took a blow against East New York Family Academy on Wednesday, falling 70-37. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while East New York Family Academy are ranked 71st).
East New York Family Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arianna Mercado, who went 10 for 16 en route to 29 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. Mercado is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. Michel'Le Little was another key player, going 9 of 15 on her way to 20 points and five steals.
John Jay's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for East New York Family Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
John Jay has already played their next contest (against Walter Panas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East New York Family Academy will head out to face off against Brooklyn Technical at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East New York Family Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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