The St. Mary's Ryken Knights scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against The Academy of the Holy Cross as St. Mary's Ryken made off with a 86-64 win. The victory was just what St. Mary's Ryken needed coming off of a 81-35 loss in their prior game.
Leading St. Mary's Ryken to victory were Sydney Thompson and Zahria Higginbotham. Thompson shot 5-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds, while Higginbotham scored 35 points along with five steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Higginbotham has scored at least 25% of St. Mary's Ryken's points. Another player making a difference was Jaela Fair, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds.
St. Mary's Ryken's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season.
St. Mary's Ryken will head out on the road to face off against Crofton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crofton is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Calverton at 5:00 p.m.
