Two dominant guards in Alexandrea Patino and Starr Jackson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Ocean Springs Greyhounds at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Patrick comes in on three and Ocean Springs on seven.
On Thursday, St. Patrick took their matchup with ease, bagging a 52-20 win over East Central. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season.
While Ocean Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against Moss Point by the margin of a single free throw, 18-17.
KaMarrah Jimerson was Ocean Springs' leading scorer, having posted six points. Layla Daley held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Jackson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Ocean Springs' victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for St. Patrick, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
St. Patrick and Ocean Springs were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on November 1st, but St. Patrick came up empty-handed after a 16-15 defeat. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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