The St. Agnes Academy Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Agnes Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
St. Agnes Academy saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell to Oceanside Collegiate Academy 36-32. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 411th in Texas, while the Landsharks are ranked 38th in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lutheran South Academy). They really took it to Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-33 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pioneers had established a 20 point advantage.
Lutheran South Academy's win came from a few key players St. Agnes Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sam Averyt, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Annaliese De La Pena, who posted 16 points.
Lutheran South Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Lutheran South Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for St. Agnes Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything went St. Agnes Academy's way against Lutheran South Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as St. Agnes Academy made off with a 46-23 victory. Will St. Agnes Academy repeat their success, or does Lutheran South Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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