The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats will challenge the Jefferson Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mary's Academy, who comes in off a win.
St. Mary's Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Eagle Ridge Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Mary's Academy blew Eagle Ridge Academy out of the water with a 55-28 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Aleena Nauman
| 01/29/25 vs Prospect Ridge Academy | 12 |
| 02/18/25 @ Eagle Ridge Academy | 8 |
| 02/06/25 vs Stargate School | 6 |
| 02/08/25 vs Regis Groff | 5 |
| 01/27/25 vs DSST: Cedar | 5 |
| + 12 more games |
Aleena Nauman was her usual excellent self, going 6-for-12 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and eight steals. She has become a key player for St. Mary's Academy: the team is 7-2 when she posts at least three steals, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazel Mills, who posted nine points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Jefferson came up short against Fort Lupton on Thursday and fell 59-52.
St. Mary's Academy will need to focus on slowing down T Nutter, one of several Jefferson players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double with 18 points and 22 boards. Nutter has been hot, having posted 14 or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Gigi Trujillo was another key player, going 5-for-12 on her way to 17 points and three steals.
St. Mary's Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
St. Mary's Academy beat Jefferson 38-26 when the teams last played back in February of 2015. Will St. Mary's Academy repeat their success, or does Jefferson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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