Preview: St. Mary's Academy Crusaders vs. Wichita HomeSchool Warriors
The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wichita HomeSchool Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, St. Mary's Academy humbled Varsity Opponent with a 60-29 victory. The victory was just what St. Mary's Academy needed coming off of a 60-40 defeat in their prior matchup.
St. Mary's Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Engholm, who scored 20 points along with five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Engholm has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Garland, who scored 14 points along with seven steals and five assists.
Meanwhile, Wichita HomeSchool entered their tilt with Madison with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Wichita HomeSchool was the clear victor by a 74-54 margin over Madison. Given Wichita HomeSchool's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Madison is ranked 272nd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Mary's Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Wichita HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
St. Mary's Academy came up short against Wichita HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in January, falling 51-47. Will St. Mary's Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
