St. Thomas Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 76-65 to the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Raiders are ranked third).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cretin-Derham Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tommy Ahneman, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Ahneman's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joe Mitchell, who posted 20 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
St. Thomas Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
St. Thomas Academy and Academy of Holy Angels will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they and Waconia will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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