Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Roosevelt Mustangs
The St. Joseph Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Roosevelt Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. St. Joseph has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,895 points over their last 23 games.
St. Joseph extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Sierra Canyon. They slipped by the Trailblazers 69-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
St. Joseph relied on the efforts of Tounde Yessoufou, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Julius Price, who scored 25 points along with six assists and two steals. Yessoufou is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 19 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Abdoul Bare, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 54-47 to Harvard-Westlake. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Roosevelt has scored all season.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 30-3.
St. Joseph and Roosevelt were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but St. Joseph came up empty-handed after a 62-61 loss. Can St. Joseph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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