The St. Mary's St. Mary will face off against the Longview Christian Longview Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
St. Mary's took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Longview Christian 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win St. Mary's has posted since November 14, 2023.
Despite their loss, Longview Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Amari Jackson, who posted eight points plus 11 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Judah Calhoun, who posted ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Longview Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
The defeat snapped Longview Christian's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Mary's has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Longview Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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