The St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings are on the road again on Thursday and plays the First Presbyterian Day Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Anne-Pacelli had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 57-36 victory. St. Anne-Pacelli has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Mckayla Hosley and Grace Smith were among the main playmakers for St. Anne-Pacelli as the former almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 22 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Smith is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Shur?kiyah Jackson, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, First Presbyterian Day waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They walked away with a 44-37 victory over Tattnall Square Academy. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but First Presbyterian Day was the better team in the second half.
St. Anne-Pacelli is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for First Presbyterian Day, their victory bumped their record up to 25-3.
St. Anne-Pacelli suffered a grim 48-26 defeat to First Presbyterian Day when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can St. Anne-Pacelli avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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