The St. Mary's Ryken Knights and the Hayfield Hawks will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Ryken is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
St. Mary's Ryken is headed into Saturday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell 62-51 to Norfolk Christian on Thursday.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's Ryken had strong showings from Sydney Thompson, who posted 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals, and Kennedy Futrell, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaela Fair, who put up seven points.
Even though they lost, St. Mary's Ryken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hayfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 39-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pallotti. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
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