On Tuesday, the St. James Academy Thunder faced the Blue Valley North Mustangs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. James Academy took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blue Valley North. The contest was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but St. James Academy couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, St. James Academy still got an impressive performance from Reese Messer, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Messer hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Kerwin, who scored 15 points.
St. James Academy's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-5. As for Blue Valley North, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
St. James Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Bishop Miege at 6:00 p.m. As for Blue Valley North, they will head out on the road to face off against Blue Valley Northwest at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest is ranked 11th, while Blue Valley North is ranked seventh).
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