The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 71-41 loss at the hands of McAuley Catholic. Jefferson Independent Day was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as McAuley Catholic apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jack Twiss, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Twiss has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kohl Thurman, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Jefferson Independent Day has been struggling recently as they've lost 17 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-22 record this season. As for McAuley Catholic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-9.
Jefferson Independent Day is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Miller at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th. Jefferson Independent Day will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 585th, while Miller is ranked 262nd). As for McAuley Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Hurley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McAuley Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Hurley likes a good challenge.
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