The Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Iona Prep Gaels at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. St. Michael Academy is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 80-44, which was the final score in Mt. St. Michael Academy's tilt against St. Raymond Boys on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Mt. St. Michael Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while St. Raymond Boys is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Iona Prep pushed their score all the way to 67 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Archbishop Stepinac. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), Iona Prep still had to take the loss.
Mt. St. Michael Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Iona Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Mt. St. Michael Academy lost to Iona Prep at home by a decisive 75-56 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Mt. St. Michael Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
