St. Mary has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Mary's 20-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cedarville on Saturday.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Grand Traverse Academy, who are still winless after their fifth match. They received a tough blow on Friday as they fell 54-38 to Cadillac Heritage Christian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grand Traverse Academy in their matchups with Cadillac Heritage Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Nate Dix , who scored seven points along with three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Kinney, who scored seven points.
Grand Traverse Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
St. Mary's loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-5. As for Grand Traverse Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary against Grand Traverse Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2021 as the squad secured a 75-18 win. Will St. Mary repeat their success, or does Grand Traverse Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
