St. Anthony is 0-10 against Bishop Montgomery since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Anthony Saints will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Montgomery Knights at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in California (St. Anthony is ranked 19th, while Bishop Montgomery is ranked sixth).
After a string of four wins, St. Anthony's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Claremont.
Ryann Bennett put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Kadence Lloyd was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Bishop Montgomery waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins but they left with six. They claimed a resounding 71-39 win over St. Mary's Academy on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Bishop Montgomery has posted yet this season.
St. Anthony's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Bishop Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Anthony lost to Bishop Montgomery on the road by a decisive 89-73 margin when the teams last played on January 4th. Can St. Anthony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.