Jefferson lost against Sioux City North back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Jefferson Yellowjackets received a blow as they fell 70-54 to the Sioux City North Stars. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Stars are ranked 148th).
Jefferson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dom Grant, who went 8 for 11 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Those assists marked the first that Grant's posted this season. Another player making a difference was Junior Gatkuoth, who went 12 of 28 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.
Jefferson dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sioux City North, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jefferson will face off against Sioux City West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson is facing Sioux City West at the right time seeing as Sioux City West is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Sioux City North, they will square off against Bishop Heelan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sioux City North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
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