The Potomac School Panthers and the St. Mary's Saints will face off at 5:00 p.m. on December 27th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Sunday, Potomac School faced Bishop O'Connell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went Potomac School's way against Bishop O'Connell as Potomac School made off with a 76-53 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Potomac School.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Potomac School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Catherine Letendre, who scored 22 points along with six steals and five rebounds. The matchup was Letendre's third in a row with at least ten points. Sabrina Anderson was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's entered their tilt with Severn School with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. St. Mary's breezed by Severn School at home to the tune of 64-23. With St. Mary's ahead 37-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
St. Mary's relied on the efforts of Alexandra Vandiver, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds, and Bailey Harris, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Vandiver has scored at least 25% of St. Mary's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Baily Walden, who scored 13 points.
Potomac School's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-2. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Wednesday's match: Potomac School have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5 threes per game. It's a different story for St. Mary's, though, as they've been averaging only 5.4 threes per game. Given Potomac School's sizeable advantage in that area, St. Mary's will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
