St. Stephen's & St. Agnes is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Riverdale Baptist. The St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints fell 62-53 to the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders. The Saints were not able to make up for their defeat to the Crusaders from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Jacobs, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Julian Burgdolf, who posted 14 points.
Even though they lost, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverdale Baptist only racked up six assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverdale Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacoby Briscoe, who put up 19 points and five boards. That's the most points Briscoe has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Giovonni Sanford, who scored nine points and seven rebounds.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Riverdale Baptist, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-48 win against St. Albans on the 4th. As for Riverdale Baptist, they have also already played their next game, a 78-67 victory against Evergreen Christian on the 3rd.
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