Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Picks Up 18th Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2025, 8:53am

Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Knights vs. Bullard Knights

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It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 89-49 victory over Bullard. St. Joseph has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Tounde Yessoufou

Points

02/19/25 vs Bullard34
02/11/25 @ Arroyo Grande26
02/07/25 vs Mission College Prep30
02/04/25 @ Templeton21
02/01/25 vs Weston Ranch30
+ 22 more games

It was another big night for Tounde Yessoufou, who dropped a double-double with 34 points and 16 boards. The contest was his 27th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Price, who went 8-for-11 on his way to 19 points.

The win was the 18th in a row for St. Joseph, bringing their record for this year to 29-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.5 points. As for Bullard, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11.

Looking ahead, St. Joseph will take on San Joaquin Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), San Joaquin Memorial a 11-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Bullard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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