After both having extra time off, the McLean Highlanders and the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Gators will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
McLean is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Edison just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 31-22 to the Eagles. The match marked the Highlanders' 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 Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart). They walked away with a 68-58 win over Springdale Prep two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
McLean better focus on containing Josie Watts and Carrie Helfrich as the pair were huge in Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart's win. Watts dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds, while Helfrich dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 steals. With that strong performance, Watts is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Sophie Stoltz, who posted nine points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
McLean's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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