The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Jefferson Academy Jaguars on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Jaguars. St. Mary's Academy has struggled against Jefferson Academy recently, as their game on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's Academy still got an impressive performance from Hazel Mills, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Mills has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Isabel Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Jefferson Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marlo Campbell out in front who scored eight points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Parker, who scored no points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
St. Mary's Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Jefferson Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
St. Mary's Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Stargate School at 6:30 p.m. on February 13th. Hopefully St. Mary's Academy is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Colorado (they are ranked 148th, while Stargate School is ranked 304th). As for Jefferson Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Kent Denver at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Kent Denver will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Jefferson Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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