After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Joseph, the Jeannette Jayhawks were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They secured a 35-31 W over Leechburg. For Jeannette, this counts as revenge for the 32-27 defeat Leechburg walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Jeannette got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Venicia Vignoli out in front who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Vignoli has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Navarah Smith, who scored four points along with 12 rebounds and eight steals.
The victory got Jeannette back to even at 8-8. As for Leechburg, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Jeannette will head out on the road to take on Riverview at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Riverview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday. As for Leechburg, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Monessen at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Monessen focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Monday.
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