Two dominant forwards in Aleena Nauman and Kayah Robbins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary's Academy has three straight victories, Prospect Ridge Academy has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Prospect Ridge Academy better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when St. Mary's Academy really get things going. Everything went St. Mary's Academy's way against DSST: Cedar on Monday as St. Mary's Academy made off with a 44-23 win.
01/27/25 vs DSST: Cedar | 5 |
01/23/25 @ Forge Christian | 2 |
01/21/25 vs Denver Christian | 2 |
01/16/25 vs The Academy | 3 |
01/14/25 @ St. Mary's | 2 |
It was another big night for Nauman, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Nauman is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sorenna Cooper, who posted eight points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Prospect Ridge Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 40-39 to SkyView Academy.
St. Mary's Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
St. Mary's Academy took their victory against Prospect Ridge Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 43-19. Will St. Mary's Academy repeat their success, or does Prospect Ridge Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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