Basketball Recap: Jefferson Independent Day Skates Past Exeter with Ease

Cavaliers

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 vs Sheldon	55
11/25/24 @ Exeter	49
02/06/25 vs Exeter	44
01/25/25 vs Northeast Vernon County	24
01/16/25 @ Wheaton	23

Jefferson Independent Day won the last time they faced Exeter and things went their way on Thursday too. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers claimed a resounding 72-28 victory over the Exeter Tigers. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Jefferson Independent Day's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Twiss, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Twiss a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohl Thurman, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards.

Jefferson Independent Day moved to 11-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Exeter, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.

Jefferson Independent Day won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Golden City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season. As for Exeter, they will square off against Hurley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.