The Mars Fightin' Planets will take on the St. Agnes Academy Tigers in a tournament on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mars is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 63-56 win over West Allegheny on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Planets.
| 12/15/23 vs Kiski Area | 29 |
| 12/19/24 @ West Allegheny | 27 |
| 12/02/24 vs Franklin Regional | 22 |
| 02/08/24 vs New Castle | 21 |
| 12/09/24 @ Knoch | 20 |
Vita Vargo was her usual excellent self, going 10 for 16 on her way to 27 points and three steals. That's the most points she has posted since back in December of 2023. Alexis Cashdollar was another key player, putting up ten points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, St. Agnes Academy waltzed into their matchup last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 57-49. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Broncos are ranked 740th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Agnes Academy pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Mars, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
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