Mount Vernon lost against St. Joseph back in December of 2016, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mount Vernon Patriots were outmatched by the St. Joseph Jayhawks at home and fell 86-18. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Jayhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Mount Vernon still got an impressive performance from Andre Hernandez, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mustafa Jalili, who earned four points along with 11 rebounds.
Mount Vernon's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for St. Joseph, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Mount Vernon will face off against Manila at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Joseph, they will head out to square off against Rockwell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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