Collegiate lost against St. Christopher back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Collegiate Cougars took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Christopher's Saints. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Saints are ranked fourth).
Collegiate's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Frank Macnelly, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. Xay Davis was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Collegiate has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for St. Christopher's, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Collegiate will head out to take on St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in St. Anne's-Belfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. As for St. Christopher's, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 86-62 loss against John Marshall on the 25th.
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