Saint Thomas Aquinas lost against St. James Academy two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints fell to the St. James Academy Thunder 54-48. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Thunder are ranked third).
St. James Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Regan Becker, who went 5-for-10 en route to 14 points and eight rebounds. Becker is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Robinson, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 12 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Saint Thomas Aquinas and nudges their season record down to 9-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 11-3 Blue Valley North (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83% over those games). As for St. James Academy, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Saint Thomas Aquinas is taking a road trip to square off against Blue Valley Southwest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Valley Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for St. James Academy, they will square off against Blue Valley North at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Valley North will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something St. James Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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