The Saint Joseph Jesters put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They snuck past Orange with a 49-44 victory. That's another feather in the cap for Saint Joseph, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Saint Joseph found their leader in underclassman Olivia Martinez, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Martinez has scored at least 25% of Saint Joseph's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Coates, who scored 8 points.
Saint Joseph's win bumped their record up to 6-0-1. As for Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-1.
Saint Joseph will be playing in front of their home fans against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while Saint Joseph is ranked 71st). Orange's road trip will continue as they head out to face Santa Ana Valley at 6:00 p.m. on December 4th. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Santa Ana Valley: 26.8, Orange: 23.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
