St. Mary hasn't had much luck against North Raleigh Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Saints will challenge the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 6:15 p.m.
Last Thursday, St. Mary's came up short against Durham Academy and fell 44-33. The game marked the Saints' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Raleigh Christian Academy). They walked away with a 72-65 win over New Life Camp on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's win came from a few key players St. Mary's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keaton Rikard, who posted 26 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Khloe Moye, who put up 15 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
North Raleigh Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
St. Mary's was taken down by North Raleigh Christian Academy 77-41 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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