St. John was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They were beaten by the Cross Trojans 69-25. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Trojans are ranked 90th).
Lavell Joyner had a dynamite game for Cross, going 10 of 13 en route to 20 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Joyner is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caden Ramsey, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Cross, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
St. John's has already played their next contest (against Lowcountry Leadership), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cross will host Charleston Math & Science at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Charleston Math & Science is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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