St. Mary has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 46-37 to the Salida Spartans on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 46-43 two weeks ago.
St. Mary's lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jaela Pedro, who posted 13 points. That was a full 35.1% of St. Mary's points, marking the third time in a row Pedro has earned more than a third of the team's points. Kylie Nail was another key player, putting up nine points.
Braeden Johnson was her usual excellent self, shooting 45% from the field en route to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists for Salida. The team also got some help courtesy of Graysa Kindle, who scored eight points along with six boards and four steals.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Salida, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
St. Mary's and Salida are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Mary's will square off against Addenbrooke Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Addenbrooke Classical Academy's defense has only allowed 22.9 points per game this season, so St. Mary's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Salida, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Conifer at 5:00 p.m.
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