On Monday, the stars were shining brightly for the St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints in a 77-59 victory over the GRACE Christian Eagles. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Virginia, while the Eagles are ranked 192nd in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Riley Jacobs out in front who went 8 for 14 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Hancock, who went 7 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points.
Jacobs wasn't the only one working in the assists department: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as GRACE Christian only racked up ten assists.
Despite the loss, GRACE Christian had strong showings from Michael Phillips II, who posted 26 points along with seven boards and three blocks, and Isaiah Knight, who put up 13 points and three steals. Phillips II has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Nelson, who had nine points.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' record is now 8-2. As for GRACE Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes and West Catholic will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for GRACE Christian, they will challenge Northern Nash at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Northern Nash is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.9 points per game this season.
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