Basketball Game Recap: St. Augustine Knights vs. Jefferson Mustangs

By Team Reports Dec 4, 2023, 11:15am

Recap: St. Augustine Knights vs. Jefferson Mustangs

The St. Augustine Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 73-35 loss at the hands of Jefferson. St. Augustine was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-16.

Leading Jefferson to victory were Nico Vela and Trey Perez. Vela scored 20 points along with 3 steals, while Perez scored 26 points along with 6 rebounds. The matchup was Vela's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Amonte Carter was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.

St. Augustine has fallen quite a ways from their 27-5 record last season and are now at 3-5. As for Jefferson, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-6.

St. Augustine is on the road again on Friday and play against Flour Bluff at 3:30 p.m. on December 1st. As for Jefferson, they will take on United South at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. United South knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge.