Draper APA is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Joseph is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Draper APA Eagles will welcome the St. Joseph Jayhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Draper APA is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
Draper APA is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Beaver just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Beavers, falling 62-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since December 3, 2024.
Loss or not, Draper APA got some senior leadership from Samantha Kartchner and Aaliyah Baldwin. Kartchner dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards, while Baldwin posted 15 points along with eight boards and seven assists. That was a full 45.2% of Draper APA's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Moctezuma, who put up five points.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph hadn't done well against Wendover recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. St. Joseph enjoyed a cozy 56-40 win over Wendover.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Draper APA, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Everything came up roses for Draper APA against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 81-37 victory. Will Draper APA repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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