Basketball Game Preview: St. Marys Blue Devils vs. Wahama White Falcons

St. Marys is 4-0 against Wahama since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The St. Marys Blue Devils will welcome the Wahama White Falcons at 2:00 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Marys' favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Wahama has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

St. Marys is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Williamstown, who was ranked 14th at the time (St. Marys was ranked tenth). St. Marys came out on top against Williamstown by a score of 44-36 on Wednesday.

Addie Davis was her usual excellent self, going 5 for 12 on her way to 17 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Brynnley Bulluck was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 13 points.

Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Wahama ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They snuck past Grace Christian with a 44-40 win. While the White Falcons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

St. Marys' victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Wahama, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.

Everything went St. Marys' way against Wahama in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as St. Marys made off with a 68-42 victory. Will St. Marys repeat their success, or does Wahama have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.