St. Augustine Catholic comes up short despite Megan Callahan's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 9:41am

Recap: St. Augustine Catholic Wolves vs. BASIS Phoenix Firebirds

The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves struggled with threes on Thursday (the BASIS Phoenix Firebirds had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. St. Augustine Catholic was dealt a 71-36 loss at the hands of BASIS Phoenix. St. Augustine Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-18.

Despite the loss, St. Augustine Catholic still got an impressive performance from Megan Callahan, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Callahan hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiersten Ball, who scored four points along with three steals.

BASIS Phoenix got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Payton Miller out in front who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Miller has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Harshita Samavedam, who scored 16 points.

This is the second loss in a row for St. Augustine Catholic and nudges their season record down to 15-9. As for BASIS Phoenix, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.

St. Augustine Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for BASIS Phoenix, they will head out on the road to take on Pima at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Pima is coming into the contest with eight straight wins at home, so BASIS Phoenix is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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