Preview: St. Anthony Saints vs. La Salle Lancers
Two dominant players in Ryann Bennett and Audrey Chen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Anthony Saints will head out on the road to square off against the La Salle Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Anthony has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 181 points over their last three matchups.
St. Anthony stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against St. Paul as St. Anthony made off with a 60-36 victory. Given St. Anthony's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while St. Paul is ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bennett continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Laila Hughes was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with four steals.
La Salle has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of St. Mary's Academy by a score of 47-44. The game was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but La Salle was outscored by St. Mary's Academy in the second.
St. Anthony's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for La Salle, their loss dropped their record down to 19-3.
St. Anthony took their win against La Salle when the teams last played on January 2nd by a conclusive 64-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chen, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Anthony still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
