Recap: St. Joseph Jayhawks vs. American Heritage Patriots
After a string of three wins, the St. Joseph Jayhawks's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 34-27 to American Heritage. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Joseph in their matchups with American Heritage: they've now lost four in a row.
Several Jayhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eliza Berg, who scored six points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzie Randall, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
St. Joseph's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for American Heritage, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will take on Draper APA at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Draper APA has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,118 points over their last 15 contests. As for American Heritage, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Maeser Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m.
