If St. Joseph was feeling good fresh off their 83-61 takedown of Masuk last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Joseph Cadets were beaten by the Manchester Red Hawks 109-68 on Friday.
| 12/27/24 @ Manchester | 13 |
| 03/05/24 @ Torrington | 7 |
| 12/22/23 @ Masuk | 6 |
| 01/26/24 @ Bridgeport Central | 5 |
| 02/19/24 vs Staples | 4 |
St. Joseph's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lameik Black, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds, and Jules Jacques, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points. The dominant performance gave Jacques a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Wright, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
It was another big night for Derrick Sheets, who went 12 of 19 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds for Manchester. Sheets' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Chance Clark was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten assists.
St. Joseph now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Manchester, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Joseph wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 80-52 win against Portland on the 28th. As for Manchester, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 100-66 victory against Middletown on the 28th.
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