The Saint Mary's Hall Barons will face off against the Second Baptist Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Saint Mary's Hall sitting on 16 straight victories and Second Baptist on 14.
Saint Mary's Hall extended their postseason success on Friday against San Antonio Christian. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 44-35. Given Saint Mary's Hall's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while San Antonio Christian is ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Saint Mary's Hall found their leader in underclassman Maddie Florence, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sedelia Wilson-larkin, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist put the finishing touches on their 21st blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past St. Joseph Academy 68-47. Second Baptist pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit St. Joseph Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Saint Mary's Hall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season. As for Second Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 28-9.
Saint Mary's Hall was taken down by Second Baptist 70-42 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Saint Mary's Hall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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