The Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles and the Bishop Snyder Cardinals will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bishop Kenny on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Paxon School For Advanced Studies was outmatched by Bishop Kenny on the road and fell 58-16. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bishop Snyder over Stanton in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Everything went Bishop Snyder's way against Stanton as Bishop Snyder made off with a 55-32 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 20 point advantage.
Bishop Snyder's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shelby Gaines, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals. The match was Gaines' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Saige Grace, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Bishop Snyder smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Bishop Snyder has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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