St. Augustine Catholic is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Miami is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will welcome the Miami Vandals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Augustine Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to San Miguel for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-18 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/23/25 vs San Miguel | 11 |
| 01/08/24 vs Sequoia Pathway Academy | 7 |
| 01/23/24 vs Santa Cruz Valley | 6 |
| 02/02/24 vs Tempe Prep | 6 |
| 02/06/24 vs Horizon Honors | 6 |
Megan Callahan was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Carolina Georgelos, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
St. Augustine Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Miami hadn't done well against Pima recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Miami strolled past Pima with points to spare, taking the game 61-43. Given the Vandals' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Roughriders are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Augustine Catholic better focus on containing Demetria Dosela and Tamia Pietila as the pair were huge in Miami's win. Dosela went 7 of 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to six boards and five blocks, while Pietila went 5 for 12 en route to 21 points and three steals. The match was Pietila's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Savannah Pietila was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
St. Augustine Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Miami, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Augustine Catholic has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 34.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Miami struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Augustine Catholic took a serious blow against Miami in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, falling 67-23. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Augustine Catholic was down 48-9.
