The St. Edward's Pirates will square off against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars on Thursday. St. Edward's is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Last Thursday, St. Edward's was fully in charge, breezing past Master's Academy 44-14. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Merritt Island Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 63-51 to St. Cloud. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 121st).
St. Edward's will have to contain Summer Snaith as she made an impact in Merritt Island Christian's last game. She dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. Snaith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Julia Rhodes was another key player, going 5 for 8 on her way to 13 points.
St. Edward's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11.
St. Edward's came up short against Merritt Island Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 52-39. Can St. Edward's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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