Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Academy Piles Up the Points Against Prospect Ridge Academy

A well-balanced attack led St. Mary's Academy over Prospect Ridge Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats blew the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners out of the water with a 47-20 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Aleena Nauman was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 14 points, ten rebounds, and 12 steals. Nauman is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Madison High was another key player, putting up 12 points.

St. Mary's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Prospect Ridge Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Kayah Robbins and Mackenzie King. Robbins dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards, while King posted a point and three steals.

St. Mary's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road.

St. Mary's Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-14 win against Bishop Machebeuf on the 1st. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-26 defeat against Peak to Peak on the 31st.