The St. Martin Yellow Jackets lost against the Biloxi Indians on January 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. St. Martin fell 53-44 to Biloxi. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Martin in their matchups with Biloxi: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ty'Lah Whitlock and Jaxon Walker certainly did their best on Tuesday to try and avoid the loss. Whitlock scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, while Walker scored 15 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Walker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kai Vieira, who scored six points.
St. Martin struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-3) when they can't control their own glass like that.
St. Martin dropped their record down to 4-18 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Biloxi, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.
St. Martin will be playing in front of their home fans against D'Iberville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. D'Iberville is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Biloxi, they will head out on the road to square off against Gulfport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gulfport is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
