Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings walked away with it. They walked away with a 53-41 win over the Hawks on Friday. The victory was nothing new for St. Anne-Pacelli as they're now sitting on nine straight.
St. Anne-Pacelli's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Azarel Juste led the charge by scoring 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Juste has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayddence Ford, who scored 16 points.
Heritage's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Skidmore, who scored 13 points. Barron Ofosu-kwarteng was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
St. Anne-Pacelli is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Heritage, their loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-4.
St. Anne-Pacelli's road trip will continue as they head out to face Brookstone at 7:30 p.m. on February 24th. Brookstone will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 274th, while St. Anne-Pacelli is ranked 24th). As for Heritage, they will square off against Deerfield-Windsor at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Heritage is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Georgia (they are ranked 40th, while Deerfield-Windsor is ranked 259th).
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