St. Joseph is 0-5 against North Summit since December of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The St. Joseph Jayhawks will take on the North Summit Braves at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past American Heritage 55-29. Winning may never get old, but the Jayhawks sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Meanwhile, North Summit had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 18 on Friday. They breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 68-24. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Wildcats are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Summit's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points over those games. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
St. Joseph took a serious blow against North Summit in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, falling 64-29. Can St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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