It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jupiter Christian can now relate to. They took a blow against the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles on Wednesday, falling 77-36. While losing is never fun, Jupiter Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while St. John Paul II Academy is ranked 239th).
Despite the defeat, Jupiter Christian had strong showings from Jake Becker, who posted nine points, and Jordan Rivera, who put up ten points.
St. John Paul II Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ian Astiazarain led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave Astiazarain a new career-high in assists (five). Sebastian Mesa was another key player, going 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Jupiter Christian and nudges their season record down to 12-9. As for St. John Paul II Academy, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-9.
As of now, neither Jupiter Christian nor St. John Paul II Academy have any future games scheduled.
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