St. Mary has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Even though Regents Academy scored an imposing 60 points, St. Mary's still came out on top. St. Mary's walked away with a 71-60 win over Regents Academy.
St. Mary's relied on the efforts of Evan Hodge, who scored 23 points along with three steals, and Taylor Darnell, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Darnell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Blanton Mansfield, who scored 11 points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 65-38 defeat at the hands of Christian Heritage. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Athens Christian Preparatory Academy in their matchups with Christian Heritage: they've now lost five in a row.
St. Mary's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
St. Mary's beat Athens Christian Preparatory Academy 73-60 when the teams last played on January 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's Landry Gammon, who scored 34 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Mary's still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
