The St. Anthony Saints will challenge the JSerra Catholic Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, St. Anthony didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Mary's Academy, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. That's two games straight that the Saints have won by exactly six points.
| 01/16/25 @ St. Mary's Academy | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs St. Monica | 8 |
| 01/11/25 @ Bishop Montgomery | 8 |
| 01/04/25 vs Venice | 12 |
| 12/21/24 vs Sunnyslope | 8 |
St. Anthony's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kadence Lloyd led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Lloyd is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Anaya Tunu, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, JSerra Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a blow against Mater Dei, falling 79-37. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Monarchs are ranked second).
St. Anthony has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for JSerra Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
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