St. Timothy will challenge the St. Mary's Saints at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Timothy's has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while St. Mary's will come in with four straight victories.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Timothy's and McDonogh meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. St. Timothy's fell 45-41 to McDonogh.
Despite the defeat, St. Timothy's saw an underclassman step up: freshman Dream Clark posted 17 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Robinson, who scored six points and five rebounds.
While St. Mary's didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 55-32 margin over Notre Dame Prep on Monday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Saints had established a 20-point advantage.
St. Mary's had a senior duo take command as Bailey Harris went 11-for-16 on her way to 24 points along with seven boards and six assists and Alexandra Vandiver shot 71% from the field en route to 27 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least a third of the Saints' points. Elizabeth Schummer also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
St. Timothy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Timothy's has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 21.3 boards per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Timothy's was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in February, winning 50-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Harris, who put up 20 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Timothy's still be able to contain Harris? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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