The Mount St. Mary Academy Lions will take on the Red Bank Catholic Caseys at TBD on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mount St. Mary Academy walked away with it. They walked away with a 50-37 win over the Irish on Friday.
Meanwhile, even though Life Center Academy scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, Red Bank Catholic still came out on top. Red Bank Catholic took down Life Center Academy 77-61. Given Red Bank Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Life Center Academy is ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Addy Nyemchek was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. She also posted eight assists for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Katie Liggio, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Mount St. Mary Academy now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Red Bank Catholic, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
Mount St. Mary Academy was taken down by Red Bank Catholic 62-26 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mount St. Mary Academy was down 35-11.
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