The St. Paul's Prep Lions 's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Victory Christian Academy 68-31. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Paul's Prep in their matchups with Victory Christian Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
When it comes to explaining why St. Paul's Prep lost, one person who can't be blamed is Rowen Hughes. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with two steals. That was a full 48.4% of St. Paul's Prep's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Victory Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ainsley Hawk out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Hawk hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Landree Leake, who scored 13 points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
St. Paul's Prep has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
St. Paul's Prep will be playing at home against Heritage Christian Academy at 6:00 a.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Texas (Heritage Christian Academy is ranked 1212th, while St. Paul's Prep is ranked 1223rd). As for Victory Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Community Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Community Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday.
