The St. Monica Academy Crusaders will head out to square off against the Desert Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Monica Academy will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against San Gabriel Mission on Saturday. Everything went St. Monica Academy's way against San Gabriel Mission as St. Monica Academy made off with a 42-19 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Crusaders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Desert Christian posted their closest win since January 4, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past St. Monica Academy 43-40. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Desert Christian's win came from a few key players St. Monica Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Faith Avila, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 14 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Duffee, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points in addition to four steals and three blocks.
Desert Christian's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for St. Monica Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
St. Monica Academy couldn't quite finish off Desert Christian in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 43-40. Can St. Monica Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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