The St. Mary's Ryken Knights and the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Mary's Ryken is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Andrew's just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Saints. The loss put an end to the Knights' undefeated start to the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Sydney Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Harris, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Christian suffered their biggest loss since February 6th last Saturday. They came up short against St. Frances Academy, falling 55-32. The contest marked the Ambassadors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Like Norfolk Christian, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Justice Brown-Jones led the charge by putting up eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Norman, who posted five points and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Norfolk Christian fell to 5-1. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
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