It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the St. Mary's Pirates had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 59-28 victory over the Fury. St. Mary's has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Mary's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maeve Salveson, who scored 17 points along with five steals. Salveson hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaela Pedro, who scored 19 points along with two blocks.
Despite the defeat, Forge Christian had strong showings from Gabriella Geypens, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Finley Queen, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Geypens is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Forge Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
St. Mary's and Ignacio will face off at 5:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. St. Mary's is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Ignacio will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Forge Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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