Basketball Game Recap: St. Mary's vs. Providence Prep Rams

By Team Reports Jan 13, 2024, 6:51am

Recap: St. Mary's vs. Providence Prep Rams

St. Mary managed to keep up with the Providence Prep Rams until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. St. Mary's had to suffer through a rough 57-25 loss at the hands of Providence Prep. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Mary's in their matchups with Providence Prep: they've now lost three in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Providence Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Billman, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Billman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Clark Morrison, who scored 18 points.

St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Providence Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

St. Mary's will head out on the road to face off against Sterling Classical at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Providence Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Academy is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.