Preview: Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots vs. Mount Si Wildcats
After both having extra time off, the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots and the Mount Si Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 8:30 p.m. on December 27th. Mount Si took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Academy of Our Lady of Peace, who comes in off a win.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points), and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 63-49 victory over St. Joseph Academy. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, as Academy of Our Lady of Peace did.
It was another big night for Jillian Nowicki, who went 7 for 16 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 7 assists. That makes it nine consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Academy of Our Lady of Peace's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey O'neal, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Mount Si came up short against Newport - Bellevue last Saturday and fell 52-44. Mount Si has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mount Si, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
