Preview: St. Mary's Academy Wildcats vs. Forge Christian Fury
St. Mary's Academy is 2-8 against Forge Christian since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Forge Christian Fury at 6:00 p.m. St. Mary's Academy will be strutting in after a win while Forge Christian will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Mary's Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Stargate School as St. Mary's Academy made off with a 41-17 win. Given St. Mary's Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Stargate School is ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Mary's Academy relied on the efforts of Hazel Mills, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals, and Emily Rodriguez, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Rodriguez hasn't dropped below two blocks for nine straight games. Isabel Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two points along with eight steals.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian was beaten by Peak to Peak 54-24 on Tuesday. Forge Christian has struggled against Peak to Peak recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Mary's Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Forge Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
St. Mary's Academy strolled past Forge Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 45-28. Will St. Mary's Academy repeat their success, or does Forge Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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