Basketball Recap: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Falls Short Against Ranked 1 of 1 Academy

Saints

Previous 5 Games

12/21/24 vs 1 of 1 Academy	68-70
12/20/24 vs The Burlington School	87-82
12/14/24 vs Alexandria City	75-45
12/13/24 vs Benedictine	80-50
12/09/24 vs Fairfax Christian	85-77

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of 1 of 1 Academy. The St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints fell just short of the 1 of 1 Academy - by a score of 70-68. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Burgdolf, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Ainsworth, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 16 points and three steals.

Jack Sorrell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for 1 of 1 Academy, going 7 of 10 en route to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Gevonte Ware, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for 1 of 1 Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-1.

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-59 victory against GRACE Christian on the 23rd. As for 1 of 1 Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 82-62 win against Charlotte Performance Institute on the 23rd.