After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Riverdale, the West St. John Rams were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They secured a 44-40 W over St. Katharine Drexel. For West St. John, this counts as revenge for the 41-37 loss the Yellowjackets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2018.
Despite the loss, St. Katharine Drexel still got an impressive performance from Caitlin Smith, who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 18 rebounds, and 14 blocks. Smith is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jaquel Angrum, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
West St. John's victory bumped their record up to 7-16. As for St. Katharine Drexel, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
West St. John won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Yellowjackets at 3:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully St. Katharine Drexel focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday. As for they, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against West St. John at 3:30 p.m. on February 2nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Louisiana (West St. John is ranked 340th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 339th).
