Basketball Recap: Jefferson Independent Day Sets Scoring Season-High Against Exeter

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Team Score (Highest)

02/13/25 vs Exeter	77
01/17/25 vs Sheldon	75
11/25/24 @ Exeter	75
02/07/25 vs Golden City	74
02/06/25 vs Exeter	72

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson Independent Day). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Exeter Tigers 77-31. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-13.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson Independent Day to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Twiss, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 19 points and five steals. Twiss is becoming a predictor of Jefferson Independent Day's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 10-4 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Kohl Thurman, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points along with seven boards and six blocks.

Jefferson Independent Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Jefferson Independent Day's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points over those games. As for Exeter, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.

Coming up, Jefferson Independent Day won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Miami at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Exeter, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers duke it out with the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Exeter is facing Verona at the right time seeing as Verona is stuck on a 19-game losing streak.