The St. Joseph Knights and the Roosevelt Mustangs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the St. Joseph Knights had to settle for second. They took a hard 58-41 fall against the Mustangs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points St. Joseph has scored all season.
Despite the loss, St. Joseph saw an underclassman step up: Julius Price scored 16 points. Price has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tounde Yessoufou, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Brayden Burries was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with eight rebounds for Roosevelt. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Walker, who scored six points along with ten assists and five rebounds.
St. Joseph's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 31-4. As for Roosevelt, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-3.
St. Joseph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roosevelt, they will head out on the road to take on Harvard-Westlake at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvard-Westlake will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Roosevelt surely won't give up without a fight.
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