If St. Christopher was riding high fresh off their 65-22 takedown of Virginia Episcopal School last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Christopher's Saints took a 70-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Anne's-Belfield Saints on Tuesday. St. Christopher's was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced St. Anne's-Belfield earlier this season, when they won 61-50.
Leading St. Anne's-Belfield to victory were Chance Mallory and Austin Williford. Mallory almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds, while Williford dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. Mallory's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Brown, who posted ten points.
St. Christopher's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 20-3. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season.
St. Christopher's and St. Anne's-Belfield should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. St. Christopher's (ranked fourth) will meet Collegiate (ranked 112th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Christopher's comes in on six and St. Anne's-Belfield on nine. Similarly, St. Anne's-Belfield will take on Woodberry Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 51 places (3 vs. 54).
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