St. Mary's scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They secured a 37-32 W over Riverside-Durham. That looming 37-32 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for St. Mary's yet this season.
Leading St. Mary's to victory were Mary Marshall Rankin and Helen Newcomb. Rankin scored ten points, while Newcomb scored ten points. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Emmy Johnson, who scored six points.
Despite the loss, Riverside-Durham still got an impressive performance from Jasmine Chapman, who scored 13 points along with six steals. Chapman scored a full 40.6% of Riverside-Durham's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jah-tourah Knowles was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Riverside-Durham, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's will square off against Wake Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on December 14th. Hopefully Wake Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday. As for Riverside-Durham, they will head out on the road to face off against Person at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Person presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Riverside-Durham in North Carolina (Person is ranked 269th, while Riverside-Durham is ranked 559th).
