The St. Frances Academy Panthers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past Roland Park Country 63-36 at home. Given St. Frances Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Roland Park Country is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Frances Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dahni Suggs out in front who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and seven blocks. The contest was Suggs' third in a row with at least ten points. Mone't Edwards was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
St. Frances Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Roland Park Country, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
St. Frances Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Roland Park Country, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Mary's at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
