Gloria Deo Academy will challenge the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gloria Deo Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 63-50 victory over Southern Missouri RUSH last Thursday. The win was all the more spectacular given Gloria Deo Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Southern Missouri RUSH is ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, Jefferson Independent Day came up short against Golden City on Thursday and fell 77-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Jefferson Independent Day saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jack Twiss went 11 of 27 en route to 32 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. That was a full 45.7% of Jefferson Independent Day's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kohl Thurman was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Jefferson Independent Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Jefferson Independent Day's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Gloria Deo Academy, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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