Basketball Recap: St. Anne's-Belfield Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Blue Ridge typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday St. Anne's-Belfield proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 68-67 photo finish over the Blue Ridge Barons. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.

St. Anne's-Belfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chance Mallory out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. Mallory's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Danzelle Bullock Coles, who posted 19 points and five rebounds.

Blue Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points. Creasy-Quirindoongo has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Jonathon Robinson was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points.

St. Anne's-Belfield pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.7 points per game. As for Blue Ridge, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-3.

St. Anne's-Belfield will take on St. Christopher's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Blue Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Charlotte Performance Institute at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.