The McAuley Catholic Warriors scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 71-41 victory over Jefferson Independent Day at home. Winning may never get old, but McAuley Catholic sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Jefferson Independent Day's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Twiss, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Twiss has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kohl Thurman, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
McAuley Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-22.
McAuley Catholic will head out on the road to square off against Hurley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in McAuley Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Jefferson Independent Day is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Miller at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Jefferson Independent Day focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
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