Basketball Game Preview: Regis Groff Fusion vs. St. Mary's Academy Wildcats

Two dominant forwards in Alexandria Mims and Aleena Nauman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Regis Groff Fusion will head out on the road to face off against the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Regis Groff is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

On Friday, Regis Groff came up short against Thomas Jefferson and fell 39-29. While the Fusion didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 11-5 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Mary's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 50-19 victory over Stargate School. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.

Regis Groff better focus on containing Chanel Cooper and Nauman as the pair were huge in St. Mary's Academy's win. Cooper posted eight points and six steals, while Nauman earned nine points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Cooper a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Wester, who put up five points.

St. Mary's Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.2.

St. Mary's Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Regis Groff, they now have a losing record at 8-9.