Basketball Game Preview: Saint Mary's Hall Barons vs. St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds

The Saint Mary's Hall Barons will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Mary's Hall is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Saint Mary's Hall is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since November 19, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Providence Catholic as Saint Mary's Hall made off with a 46-21 victory. The Barons pushed the score to 38-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Provets cut but never quite recovered from.

Saint Mary's Hall's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Genesis Edwards Johnson, who posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Edwards Johnson a new career-high in blocks (four). Maddie Florence was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points in addition to four blocks and three steals.

Saint Mary's Hall was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Joseph Academy beat St. Anthony 37-31 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bloodhounds.

Saint Mary's Hall pushed their record up to 6-10 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for St. Joseph Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Saint Mary's Hall beat St. Joseph Academy 36-27 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Mary's Hall since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.