After a string of four wins, the St. Pius X Warriors's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Michael the Archangel. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Pius X of the 54-45 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
St. Pius X lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kate Sell, who scored 15 points. Hayley Tischinski was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
St. Pius X's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-12. As for St. Michael the Archangel, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
St. Pius X won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully St. Pius X focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday. As for St. Michael the Archangel, they will be playing at home against Ruskin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ruskin will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 406th, while St. Michael the Archangel is ranked 159th).
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