Basketball Recap: St. Marys Takes Down Ritchie County in a Playoff Battle

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

02/24/25 vs Poca	53
01/24/25 vs Ritchie County	48
01/13/25 @ Wirt County	48
12/20/24 vs Tyler	48
01/03/25 @ Tyler	46

St. Marys extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Ritchie County. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 57-37 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.

Leading St. Marys to victory were Addie Davis and Brynnley Bulluck. Davis shot 57% from the field en route to 17 points in addition to five steals and five blocks, while Bulluck went 7-for-14 on her way to 16 points along with eight boards and three steals. Those five blocks gave Davis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Powell, who posted eight points along with ten assists and three steals.

St. Marys was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ritchie County only racked up five assists.

Despite the loss, Ritchie County still got an impressive performance from Elsa Law, who shot 7-for-13 from deep and dropped a double-double with 27 points and ten rebounds. Law is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 14 games she's played.

The victory was the fifth in a row for St. Marys, bringing their record up to 20-4. As for Ritchie County, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-8.

St. Marys has already played their next contest, a 59-50 loss against Charleston Catholic on the 13th. Ritchie County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.