The St. Joseph Knights will square off against the Buchanan Bears at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 31 games -- so hopefully Buchanan likes a good challenge.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past San Joaquin Memorial 61-38. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Tounde Yessoufou
| 02/21/25 vs San Joaquin Memorial | 23 |
| 02/19/25 vs Bullard | 34 |
| 02/11/25 @ Arroyo Grande | 26 |
| 02/07/25 vs Mission College Prep | 30 |
| 02/04/25 @ Templeton | 21 |
| + 23 more games |
Tounde Yessoufou was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 23 points and nine boards. Yessoufou is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Price, who posted nine points and eight assists.
Meanwhile, Buchanan faced Clovis North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Buchanan took down Clovis North 58-44. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now won three in a row.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 30-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 89.3 points over those games. As for Buchanan, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
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