Virginia Academy takes down Steward in a playoff battle

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 7:55am

Recap: Virginia Academy Patriots vs. Steward Spartans

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Virginia Academy Patriots walked away with it. They managed a 58-53 victory over the Spartans on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but Virginia Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Steward's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Johnson, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Sanai Green who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Steward's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tori West, who scored eight points.

Virginia Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Steward, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-11.

Virginia Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Steward also has no future games currently scheduled.

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