Basketball Recap: Jefferson Independent Day Snaps Five-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

Jefferson Independent Day won the last time they faced Northeast Vernon County and things went their way on Friday too. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers managed a 35-29 victory over the Northeast Vernon County Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.

Jefferson Independent Day found their leader in freshman Anna Hiebert, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 14 points along with five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kiera Onyango, who posted ten points.

Cavaliers

Assists

12/05/23 vs Everton	16
01/16/24 vs Galena	14
02/21/24 @ Billings	14
01/11/24 vs Wheaton	13
02/13/24 @ Verona	13

Jefferson Independent Day was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Jefferson Independent Day's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-12. As for Northeast Vernon County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Jefferson Independent Day will have a chance to go back-to-back against Northeast Vernon County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.