St. Mary Academy-Bay View and the Chieftains are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Ponaganset Chieftains at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary Academy-Bay View is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Classical as St. Mary Academy-Bay View made off with a 66-43 win.
Meanwhile, Ponaganset humbled the Vikings with a 55-23 victory. Given Ponaganset's advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Vikings are ranked 48th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ponaganset's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaina Yekelchik, who scored nine points. Kelsey L'heureux was another key contributor, scoring five points along with three blocks.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Ponaganset, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View came up short against the Chieftains in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 39-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yekelchik, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Now that St. Mary Academy-Bay View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
