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| 02/16/24 - Away | 73-65 W |
| 01/05/24 - Home | 51-73 L |
| 02/17/23 - Home | 50-72 L |
| 01/06/23 - Away | 62-60 W |
| 02/11/22 - Away | 82-60 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bishop Miege has gone 8-2 against St. James Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bishop Miege Stags will challenge the St. James Academy Thunder at 5:30 p.m. Bishop Miege knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully St. James Academy likes a good challenge.
Bishop Miege fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 62-59. The Stags' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Despite their loss, Bishop Miege saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jayla McClinton, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards, was perhaps the best of all. McClinton is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Grant, who posted 19 points.
Meanwhile, St. James Academy came up short against Saint Thomas Aquinas back in December of 2024 and fell 60-49. The loss was the Thunder's first of the season.
Like Bishop Miege, St. James Academy lost despite seeing results from several players. Regan Becker led the charge by putting up ten points. Becker has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ireland Sullivan, who had 11 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bishop Miege fell to 3-1. As for St. James Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Bishop Miege hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.2 points per game. However, it's not like St. James Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 62.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Bishop Miege beat St. James Academy 73-65 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. James Academy's Reese Messer, who went 13 of 24 on her way to 40 points and eight rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bishop Miege still be able to contain Messer? There's only one way to find out.
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