Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Drops Highest Score of Season Against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field

By Team Reports Dec 17, 2024, 12:28pm

Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Jayhawks vs. Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds

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12/13/24 vs Utah Military Academy - Hill Field100
11/19/24 @ Utah Military Academy - Hill Field92
11/21/24 @ Mount Vernon86
12/11/24 @ Freedom Prep Academy71
11/26/24 @ Rockwell64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph). They claimed a resounding 100-65 victory over the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds. The Jayhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 29 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field still got an impressive performance from Quinlan Ekberg, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. The match was Ekberg's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wankier, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

The win got St. Joseph back to even at 5-5. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

St. Joseph will take on Tabiona in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Utah Military Academy - Hill Field and Pinnacle will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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