If St. Michael was feeling good fresh off their 62-34 takedown of Greyhills Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Michael Cardinals fell 70-58 to the Red Mesa Redskins on Thursday. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Redskins apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Jonah Herbert went supernova for Red Mesa, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 19 rebounds. With that strong performance, Herbert is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Devyn John, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 16 points along with six boards and four steals.
St. Michael's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Red Mesa, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-9.
The future could be bright for both St. Michael and Red Mesa: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. St. Michael will try to hand Shonto Prep their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Red Mesa will look to extend BASIS Flagstaff's three-game losing streak when the meet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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