Jefferson gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They snuck past the DeSoto Dragons with a 70-66 win. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Jays in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Halayna Loyd, who went 11-for-21 to rack up 29 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Louise Duepner, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds.
DeSoto dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Jefferson will head out to challenge Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for DeSoto, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th.
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