The St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Velma Jackson Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Andrew's Episcopal has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 7.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Andrew's Episcopal had to settle for a 52-50 defeat against McAdams. While losing is never fun, St. Andrew's Episcopal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while McAdams is ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact Velma Jackson proved on Tuesday. They snuck past Wingfield with a 54-49 win.
It was another big night for J'Ashton Williams, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Jamarquez Davis, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
St. Andrew's Episcopal bumped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Velma Jackson, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
St. Andrew's Episcopal ended up a good deal behind Velma Jackson in their previous matchup on December 5th, losing 39-24. Can St. Andrew's Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
