Preview: St. Margaret's Scotties vs. Carlisle Chiefs
Two dominant guards in Paula Carrillo and Kenzie Board are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the St. Margaret's Scotties will jump right back in to play the Carlisle Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Margaret's extended their postseason success on Friday against Roanoke Catholic. They claimed a resounding 80-41 victory over the Celtics on the road. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Margaret's.
St. Margaret's relied on the efforts of Jade Wright, who scored 21 points, and Carrillo, who scored 20 points. Carrillo hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Ilona Syzdek, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Carlisle stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Grace Christian 70-35 on the road. Carlisle pushed the score to 56-32 by the end of the third, a deficit Grace Christian had little chance of recovering from.
St. Margaret's is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for Carlisle, their win bumped their record up to 24-11.
St. Margaret's ended up a good deal behind Carlisle when the teams last played back in January, losing 73-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carlisle's Ja'La Niblett, who scored 23 points. Now that St. Margaret's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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