The St. Marys Blue Devils put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Lincoln with points to spare, taking the game 77-59. Given St. Marys' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Lincoln is ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Marys' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addie "r" Davis led the charge by scoring 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The matchup was Davis' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Kiera Martin was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds.
Loss or not, Lincoln got some senior leadership from Ashlyn Riley who scored 25 points along with five rebounds and Brooklyn Davisson who scored 14 points along with five assists and three steals. Riley scored a full 42.4% of Lincoln's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Pearlman, who scored eight points.
St. Marys' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lincoln, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
St. Marys will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Williamstown at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. Williamstown is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games. As for Lincoln, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Buckhannon-Upshur at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
