With a playoff game on the line, the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Coursers 57-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Emily Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Aleena Nauman was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds.
Several Coursers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lily Blanchard, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Baily Fritzke, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
St. Mary's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for The Vanguard School, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-9.
St. Mary's Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 77-38 loss vs. Peyton on the 2nd. The Vanguard School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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