The Saint Mary's Panthers and the Metairie Park Country Day Cajuns will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Saint Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Metairie Park Country Day likes a good challenge.
Saint Mary's saw some tournament action on Friday. They escaped with a win against Gahr by the margin of a single free throw, 60-59. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Gladiators are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metairie Park Country Day). They walked away with an 80-72 victory over West Ranch on Friday.
Metairie Park Country Day pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Saint Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
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