The St. Joseph Jayhawks will challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Freedom Prep Academy to the tune of 65-11. Winning may never get old, but the Jayhawks sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Mimi Dewitte
| 01/03/25 vs Providence Hall | 20 |
| 12/17/24 vs American Heritage | 16 |
| 02/04/25 vs Rowland Hall | 15 |
| 01/21/25 @ Maeser Prep Academy | 14 |
| 01/09/25 @ Rowland Hall | 14 |
| + 15 more games |
St. Joseph's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mimi Dewitte, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Dewitte has become a key player for St. Joseph: the team is 14-3 when she posts at least eight boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Abby Gough, who went 8-for-12 on her way to 16 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for American Heritage on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Parowan out of the water with a 51-14 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 32 point advantage.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points over those games. As for American Heritage, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
St. Joseph skirted past American Heritage 49-46 in their previous matchup back in January. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will American Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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