Basketball Recap: St. John Victorious

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2026, 2:53pm

Basketball Recap: St. John Fighting Herald vs. Mathews Mustangs

Riley Hatfield

Steals

01/29/26 @ Mathews10
01/22/26 @ Grand Valley2
01/13/26 @ Cardinal2
01/12/26 @ Jefferson Area5
01/08/26 vs Maplewood3
+ 5 more games

St. John won the last time they faced Mathews and Riley Hatfield did her part to make sure it happened again. The Fighting Herald blew past the Mustangs 44-24 on Thursday for which the team can thank Hatfield, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played.

St. John's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Mathews, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-15.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John will challenge Conneaut at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Mathews, they will face off against Grand Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mathews will need to watch out since Grand Valley has now posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.

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