Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to post 13 more assists than your opponent, a fact St. Mary's proved on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 70-44 margin over Leverett's Chapel. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Mary's.
St. Mary's was led to victory by John Brogan and Evan Hodge. Brogan scored 17 points along with 7 assists and 7 rebounds, while Hodge scored 29 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Hodge has scored at least 25% of St. Mary's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Billodeux, who scored 11 points.
Leverett's Chapel's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DeMarion Brown, who scored 8 points along with 7 steals. Another player making a difference was DeWaylon Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Leverett's Chapel, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
St. Mary's will be playing at home against Overton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than St. Mary's in Texas (Overton is ranked 234th, while St. Mary's is ranked 908th). Leverett's Chapel is on the road again on Friday and play against Union Hill at 2:00 p.m. on December 1st.
