Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Pirates vs. Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors

The St. Mary's Pirates will take on the Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Eagle Ridge Academy is facing St. Mary's at the wrong time: St. Mary's suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Pirates have suffered since March 9, 2024.

The losing side was boosted by Jaela Pedro, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Kylie Nail, who scored nine points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-11, which was the final score in Eagle Ridge Academy's tilt against Peak to Peak on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Pumas: they've now lost seven in a row.

St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.

Everything came up roses for St. Mary's against Eagle Ridge Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2020, as the squad secured a 72-19 victory. In that contest, St. Mary's amassed a halftime lead of 43-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.