St. Pius X lost against Summit Christian Academy back in March of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Pius X Warriors took a 61-44 bruising from the Summit Christian Academy Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Eagles are ranked 18th).
Summit Christian Academy was led to victory by Max Rieger and Mike Thomas III. Rieger went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points and three steals, while Thomas III dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. The game was Rieger's third in a row with at least ten points. Drew Hawkins was another key player, putting up six points.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Pius X and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Summit Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
St. Pius X has already played their next contest, a 78-62 loss against Summit Christian Academy on the 16th. As for Summit Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 72-36 victory against Smithville on the 14th.
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