St. Mary's's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by O'Neal 59-9. St. Mary's was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-7.
Abby Sottini was St. Mary's leading scorer, having posted three points.
St. Mary's bumped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 10.7 points per game. As for O'Neal, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
St. Mary's will head out on the road to face off against St. Thomas More Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Thomas More Academy's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so St. Mary's offense will have their work cut out for St. Mary's. As for O'Neal, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Northwood Temple Academy at 5:00 p.m. Northwood Temple Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 415th, while O'Neal is ranked 16th).
