Preview: St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors vs. O'Neal Falcons
St. Thomas More Academy is 0-4 against O'Neal since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors will head out on the road to take on the O'Neal Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Thomas More Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 65-42 margin over the Wildcats. St. Thomas More Academy's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Thomas More Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Libby Fix, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine steals, and Enora Boutrand, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Boutrand has scored all season. Adella Dehring was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, O'Neal waltzed into their contest on Friday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They blew past Trinity Christian 67-25 on the road. Given O'Neal's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Trinity Christian is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas More Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for O'Neal, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
St. Thomas More Academy took a serious blow against O'Neal in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 72-19. Can St. Thomas More Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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