St. Mary entered their game against Providence Prep on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. Mary's Rams had to suffer through a 60-25 loss at the hands of the Providence Prep Rams. St. Mary's was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-16.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Ty Zimmerhanzel, who posted 16 points. That was a full 64% of St. Mary's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Providence Prep had a senior duo take command as Asa Jackson almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards and Clark Morrison went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Morrison has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Bennett Jackson was another key player, putting up five points.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Mary's and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Providence Prep, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Mary's will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Grace Academy at 6:30 p.m. Grace Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something St. Mary's surely won't give up without a fight. As for Providence Prep, they will head out to face off against Sterling Classical at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Providence Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Sterling Classical likes a good challenge.
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