St. Mary's Ryken is on a three-game streak of home losses, The Academy of the Holy Cross a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will host The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
St. Mary's Ryken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. John's, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Ryken was ranked tenth). St. Mary's Ryken was dealt a 75-36 loss at the hands of St. John's on Monday. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-16.
Meanwhile, The Academy of the Holy Cross came up short against Bishop O'Connell on Friday and fell 76-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Tartans still had to take the loss.
St. Mary's Ryken will need to focus on slowing down Rachel Johnson, one of several The Academy of the Holy Cross players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenly Wu, who put up 13 points.
The Academy of the Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
St. Mary's Ryken didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against The Academy of the Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. Will St. Mary's Ryken repeat their success, or does The Academy of the Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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