Basketball Recap: Joy Jones' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Beaumont School over Padua Franciscan

After flying high against Independence last Saturday, Beaumont School came back down to earth. The Beaumont School Blue Streaks received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 59-42 to the Padua Franciscan Bruins. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Streaks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-46 back in December of 2024.

Beaumont School lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Joy Jones, who posted ten points in addition to six boards and five steals. Another player making a difference was Maria Goske, who put up 14 points.

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Even though they lost, Beaumont School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.

Beaumont School's record is now 6-15. As for Padua Franciscan, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Beaumont School will head out to square off against Elyria Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elyria Catholic will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Beaumont School surely won't give up without a fight. Padua Franciscan has already played their next match (against Holy Name), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.