Basketball Preview: St. Mary's Saints vs. Paul VI Panthers
The St. Mary's Saints will face off against the Paul VI Panthers at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Last Friday, St. Mary's came up short against Our Lady of Mount Carmel and fell 66-54.
St. Mary's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bailey Harris, who went 11 for 20 en route to 24 points plus two steals, and Alexandra Vandiver, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of St. Mary's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey O'Hare, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Paul VI just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Long Island Lutheran, falling 78-44. The Panthers have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Mary's now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Paul VI, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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