St. Mary was the 64-33 winner over Our Lady of Mount Carmel when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Mary's Saints took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars on Friday.
Bailey Harris and Alexandra Vandiver certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Harris went 11 for 20 en route to 24 points plus two steals, while Vandiver dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of St. Mary's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Casey O'Hare, who posted nine points.
It was another big night for Jaylah King, who went 10 for 12 en route to 32 points plus eight rebounds and seven steals for Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiersten Rurka, who had 13 points plus two steals.
St. Mary's now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
St. Mary's has already played their next contest (against Our Lady of Mount Carmel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Oxon Hill at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Our Lady of Mount Carmel's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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