Preview: St. Mary's Academy Crusaders vs. Hogan Prep Charter Rams
The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Hogan Prep Charter Rams at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully St. Mary's Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday.
On Thursday, St. Mary's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Wichita HomeSchool, taking the game 51-44. The win was all the more spectacular given St. Mary's Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Wichita HomeSchool is ranked 94th).
St. Mary's Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nick Whitehead, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Whitehead has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Isaac Engholm was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Hogan Prep Charter can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game last Monday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 56-55 win over Kansas City East Christian Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The win made it two in a row for St. Mary's Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-14. As for Hogan Prep Charter, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
St. Mary's Academy came up short against Hogan Prep Charter in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 60-55. Can St. Mary's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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