Basketball Recap: Grace Academy Snags Eighth Victory in Last Nine Games

Grace Academy won the last time they faced St. Mary, and Reagan Johnson did her part to make sure it happened again. Grace Academy claimed a resounding 53-14 victory over the St. Mary's Rams thanks in part to Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game.

Another player making a difference was Ryah Roberson, who posted seven points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards.

When it comes to explaining why St. Mary's lost on Thursday, don't look at Mercy Barta. Despite the final result, she put up eight points.

Grace Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for St. Mary's, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grace Academy will welcome Providence Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Academy's defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so Providence Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. St. Mary's has already played their next game (against Methodist Children's Home), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.