The Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles will take on the St. Genevieve Valiants at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Verbum Dei Jesuit has seven straight victories, St. Genevieve has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Verbum Dei Jesuit took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-36 win over La Salle. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Lancers are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/06/24 vs Compton | 6 |
| 01/22/25 vs La Salle | 4 |
| 12/11/23 @ Ocean View | 4 |
| 11/23/24 vs Charter Oak | 4 |
| 12/09/24 vs Woodrow Wilson | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Verbum Dei Jesuit to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harper Whitman, who went 5 of 6 en route to 14 points and four steals. That's the most steals Whitman has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Whitman, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve suffered their closest loss since December 13, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary by a score of 69-67.
Verbum Dei Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for St. Genevieve, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Verbum Dei Jesuit strolled past St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 67-51. Will Verbum Dei Jesuit repeat their success, or does St. Genevieve have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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