Basketball Recap: Meli Felix's Big Game Can't Quite Lead the Vanguard School over St. Mary's

The Vanguard School lost against St. Mary back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Vanguard School Coursers took a 46-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Mary's Pirates. The Coursers just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.

The Vanguard School's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Meli Felix, who posted 15 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Blanchard, who earned 14 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Mary's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaela Pedro, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Kylie Lyon was another key player, putting up five points and 13 rebounds.

The Vanguard School's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Coming up, The Vanguard School will head out to square off against Florence at 11:00 a.m. on February 15th. As for St. Mary's, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 44-34 win against Forge Christian on the 8th.