Basketball Game Recap: St. James Academy Thunder vs. Washburn Rural Blues
By Team Reports
Dec 5, 2023, 12:24am
Recap: St. James Academy Thunder vs. Washburn Rural Blues
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the St. James Academy Thunder ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They managed a 65-59 victory over Washburn Rural. The victory was just what St. James Academy needed coming off of a 59-37 loss in their prior contest.
Washburn Rural's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaden Ballard, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Hoytal, who scored 9 points along with 4 steals.
The win got St. James Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Washburn Rural, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Shawnee Mission East the next time they take the court. St. James Academy will head out to face Shawnee Mission East at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Washburn Rural will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
