Basketball Recap: De Smet Jesuit Extends Home Winning Streak to 11

De Smet Jesuit had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took down the Christian Brothers Cadets 73-54. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Spartans

Previous Games (Home)

12/20/24 vs Christian Brothers	73-54
12/13/24 vs St. Louis University	78-47
02/20/24 vs St. Mary's	79-65
02/12/24 vs Hazelwood Central	62-57
02/03/24 vs Sacred Heart-Griffin	66-52
+ 6 more games

De Smet Jesuit pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

De Smet Jesuit will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Moline at 12:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for Christian Brothers, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-29 win against Parkway Central on the 23rd.