The St. Mary's Cardinals will take on the Cedar Catholic Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Mary's comes in on six and Cedar Catholic on three.
On Saturday, St. Mary's strolled past Chambers/Wheeler Central with points to spare, taking the game 45-30.
| 01/18/25 vs Chambers/Wheeler Central | 3 |
| 01/16/25 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 6 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bloomfield | 3 |
| 01/10/25 @ Ainsworth | 2 |
St. Mary's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Annabelle Barlow, who posted 13 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Barlow has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Williamson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Cedar Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by Pierce 49-48.
Cedar Catholic's win came from a few key players St. Mary's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Addison Walter, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Anisten Wortmann was another key player, putting up 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
St. Mary's pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Cedar Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Mary's has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Cedar Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.4 boards. 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
