The St. Pius X Warriors were not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 47-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. James Academy. While losing is never fun, St. Pius X can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 111th in Missouri, while St. James Academy is ranked 18th in Kansas).
St. Pius X lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kate Sell, who scored 11 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline McCoy, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Riley Kerwin was nothing short of spectacular for St. James Academy: she scored 15 points. Kyra Becker was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
St. Pius X now has a losing record at 13-14. As for St. James Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
St. Pius X does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. James Academy, they will head out on the road to take on St. Pius X at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Pius X will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. James Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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