Basketball Recap: Saint Mary's Loss Ends Six-Game Winning Streak at Home

Saint Mary entered their matchup against Metairie Park Country Day on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Saint Mary's Panthers fell just short of the Metairie Park Country Day Cajuns by a score of 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since February 14th.

Saint Mary's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2. As for Metairie Park Country Day, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.

Saint Mary's and Metairie Park Country Day should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. Saint Mary's (ranked 44th) will meet Millikan (ranked 156th) at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Metairie Park Country Day will square off against Mayfair at 6:30 p.m. on Monday up 97 places (27 vs. 124).