After flying high against Duval Charter last Monday, St. Johns Country Day came back down to earth. The St. Johns Country Day Spartans took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beachside Barracudas. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-46 back in December of 2024.
Camden Cooper
| 11/20/24 vs River City Science Academy | 3 |
| 01/23/25 @ Beachside | 2 |
| 11/21/24 @ Global Outreach Charter Academy | 2 |
| 01/30/24 @ Beaches Chapel | 2 |
| 01/25/24 @ Stanton | 2 |
Despite the loss, St. Johns Country Day saw an underclassman step up: freshman Camden Cooper went 7 for 17 en route to 24 points and three steals. What's more, Cooper also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Erik Williams, who posted four points in addition to nine boards and five blocks.
Maddox Hunstad went supernova for Beachside, going 7 of 15 on his way to 25 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The game was Hunstad's third in a row with at least ten points. Jeevan Iyengar was another key player, putting up 13 points.
The defeat snapped St. Johns Country Day's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-11 record. As for Beachside, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
St. Johns Country Day wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 84-59 victory against First Coast Christian on the 24th. Beachside has also already played their next game, a 57-52 win against Bartram Trail on the 24th.
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