The matchup between St. Bernard and Verbum Dei Jesuit on Wednesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The St. Bernard Vikings simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles 91-50. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
When it comes to explaining why Verbum Dei Jesuit lost, don't look at Reese Whitman. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds. Ryan Figueroa was another key player, scoring seven points plus five assists and five rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for St. Bernard and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
St. Bernard will take on Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Bernard knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) likes a good challenge. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, they will take on Palos Verdes in a tournament on Friday. Verbum Dei Jesuit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
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