St. Joseph Notre Dame is 0-3 against Encinal since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will head out on the road to face off against the Encinal Jets at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph Notre Dame is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their score all the way to 65 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arroyo.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Malia Musson, who scored 20 points. That's the first time this season that she scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Corral, who scored 17 points.
Encinal posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Berkeley 54-20 on the road. Given Encinal's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while Berkeley is ranked 891st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph Notre Dame has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for Encinal, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
St. Joseph Notre Dame was dealt a bruising 64-28 loss at the hands of Encinal when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can St. Joseph Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
