Bullard and St. Joseph squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Bullard had to settle for second. They had to suffer through an 89-49 loss at the hands of St. Joseph. While losing is never fun, Bullard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while St. Joseph is ranked fifth).
It was another big night for Tounde Yessoufou, who dropped a double-double with 34 points and 16 rebounds for St. Joseph. Yessoufou's evening made it 27 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malcolm Price, who went 8-for-11 to rack up 19 points.
Bullard's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for St. Joseph, the win was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.
Bullard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph, they will host San Joaquin Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 30 contests -- so hopefully San Joaquin Memorial likes a good challenge.
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