This season hasn't been kind to the St. John's Bluejays, who are still winless after their sixth matchup. They fell to New Knoxville 47-42. St. John's was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as New Knoxville apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
New Knoxville's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brynn Egbert, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Egbert has scored at least 25% of New Knoxville's points. Addi Albers was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
St. John's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.2 points per game. As for New Knoxville, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6.
St. John's will be home for the holidays to greet Shawnee at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shawnee is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games. As for New Knoxville, they will head out on the road to face off against Celina at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
