Jimtown managed to keep up with South Bend St. Joseph until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Jimtown Jimmies were beaten by the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies 77-42. The Jimmies haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Jimtown lost, don't look at Branden King. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Spurgeon, who posted ten points.
It was another big night for Chase Konieczny, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds for South Bend St. Joseph. The dominant performance also gave Konieczny a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Ethan Roseman, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Jimtown's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jimtown will venture away from home to take on Knox at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Jimtown is facing Knox at the right time seeing as Knox is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for South Bend St. Joseph, they will head out to square off against South Bend Riley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Bend St. Joseph's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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