It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the John Carroll Catholic Rams can now relate to. They fell 71-59 to the Crusaders on Thursday. While losing is never fun, John Carroll Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while Cardinal Newman is ranked 123rd).
Despite the loss, John Carroll Catholic still got an impressive performance from Collin Jefferson, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. Jefferson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Johnson, who scored 12 points.
Jermaine Council was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with three steals for Cardinal Newman. Council hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. Joe Duran was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
John Carroll Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Cardinal Newman, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-5.
John Carroll Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Newman, they will be playing at home against King's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cardinal Newman is coming into the match with nine straight wins at home, so King's Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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