Jordan won the last time they faced Hillcrest and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Jordan Beetdiggers walked away with a 44-36 victory over the Hillcrest Huskies.
01/07/25 @ Hillcrest | 12 |
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12/20/24 vs Bruce Randolph | 5 |
12/19/24 vs Centennial | 9 |
Jordan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was June Joseph out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Joseph is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. Tess Jacobson was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Jordan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Dayana Mulamba and Addison Back certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Mulamba dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Back posted five points along with five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Mulamba a new career-high in blocks (five).
Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Jordan will host Stansbury at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th. As for Hillcrest, they will head out to take on Cottonwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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