The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings were the 51-21 winner over the Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. St. John's Catholic Prep fell to Mercersburg Academy 48-44.
St. John's Catholic Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayenne Pigeon, who scored 14 points. Pigeon scored a full 31.8% of St. John's Catholic Prep's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Isabella Wilson, who scored 11 points.
Mercersburg Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madison Goodhart out in front who scored 5 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Nia Henley was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
St. John's Catholic Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mercersburg Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
St. John's Catholic Prep will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Concordia Prep at 1:00 p.m. on December 2nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Maryland (Concordia Prep is ranked 20th, while St. John's Catholic Prep is ranked eighth). As for Mercersburg Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Goretti at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
