St. Mary's Academy hasn't had much luck against Life Prep recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Life Prep Fire at 3:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Mary's Academy is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Metro Academy and fell 56-21.
Meanwhile, Life Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Grind Prep. Life Prep fell 63-56 to Grind Prep. The Fire have struggled against the G.R.I.N.D recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Mary's Academy will need focus on slowing down Laterro Young, one of several Life Prep players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 12 on his way to 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals Young has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Munnings, who posted 13 points along with six boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, Life Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Life Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Mary's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
St. Mary's Academy might still be hurting after the 52-29 loss they got from Life Prep when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can St. Mary's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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