St. John lost against Second Baptist back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mavericks fell 88-80 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (78), the Mavericks still had to take the loss.
St. John's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Izaan Mohammad, who shot 67% from the field to rack up 18 points and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Hunt, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 19 points.
Leading Second Baptist to victory were Reese Alston and Shia Francis. Alston shot 78% from the field en route to 33 points and three steals, while Francis went 11-for-18 to rack up 30 points and eight boards. Francis' big performance that afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Harrison Knape also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. John's fell to 2-1. As for Second Baptist, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
St. John's wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 80-64 victory against St. Thomas Catholic on the 24th. As for Second Baptist, they will take on Hamilton in a tournament on Wednesday.
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