The St. Joseph Jayhawks will face off against the Providence Hall Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 52-19 victory over Waterford. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jayhawks just coasted through the last quarter.
Eliza Berg had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzie Randall, who posted eight points along with eight boards and seven assists.
St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Providence Hall posted their biggest win since November 28, 2023 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pinnacle 56-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Providence Hall, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 49-25 defeat to Providence Hall in their previous meeting back in January. Thankfully for St. Joseph, Kaidence Anderson (who earned 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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