The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors and the Oceanside Pirates will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Centennial: they outscored them in every quarter. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy strolled past Centennial with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 51-32. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Apaches are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Oceanside, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped last Tuesday as they easily beat Del Norte 52-24. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy better focus on containing Kaitlyn Kaye and Brooklynn Davis as the pair were huge in Oceanside's win. Kaye went 8 for 18 on her way to 19 points, while Davis posted 11 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Martina Griffin, who put up five points and five assists.
Oceanside was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Norte only posted four assists.
Oceanside pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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