Recap: St. Joseph Spartans vs. Leechburg Blue Devils
This season hasn't been kind to the St. Joseph Spartans, who are still winless after their sixth game. They took a 69-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Leechburg. St. Joseph has struggled against Leechburg recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
It was another big night for Jayden Floyd, who scored 31 points along with seven rebounds and six assists for Leechburg. That makes it four consecutive games in which Floyd has scored at least 25% of Leechburg's points. Another player making a difference was Brady Rollinger, who scored 13 points.
St. Joseph's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-6. As for Leechburg, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West Shamokin at 4:30 p.m. on December 29th. Leechburg will be home for the holidays to greet Jeannette at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jeannette presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Leechburg in Pennsylvania (Jeannette is ranked 274th, while Leechburg is ranked 587th).
