After flying high against Northeast Vernon County last Tuesday, Jefferson Independent Day came back down to earth. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers took a 77-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden City Eagles on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Jefferson Independent Day saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jack Twiss went 11 for 27 en route to 32 points along with six rebounds and six steals. That was a full 45.7% of Jefferson Independent Day's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kohl Thurman was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards.
Cavaliers
| 01/30/25 @ Golden City | 17 |
| 11/21/23 vs Bronaugh | 16 |
| 01/25/24 vs Golden City | 15 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sheldon | 13 |
| 12/08/23 @ Miami | 12 |
Even though they lost, Jefferson Independent Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Jamison Menadue continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Golden City, going 13 of 26 on his way to 36 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. The match was Menadue's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Spencer Parrill, who put up 16 points and three steals.
Jefferson Independent Day's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Golden City, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season.
Jefferson Independent Day won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Gloria Deo Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gloria Deo Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Jefferson Independent Day likes a good challenge. As for Golden City, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wheaton at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th.
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