The Hill School Rams will take on the St. Mary's Ryken Knights in a holiday battle at at 6:40 p.m. on Friday. Hill School has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while St. Mary's Ryken will come in with seven straight victories.
On Wednesday, Hill School was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-44 to Agnes Irwin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Owls are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Mary's Ryken). They breezed by Westlake to the tune of 81-17 on Tuesday. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
St. Mary's Ryken's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Hill School, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
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