St. Patrick lost to West Marion last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Fighting Irish fell 43-30 to the Trojans. The Fighting Irish's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Despite the defeat, St. Patrick saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Katherine Wall posted 16 points. Alexandrea Patino was another key player, putting up seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Marion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Precious Conerly, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 15 boards. Another player making a difference was Neliyaha Smith, who put up nine points and seven rebounds.
St. Patrick's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for West Marion, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. Patrick will challenge rival Presbyterian Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, West Marion is set to take on their familiar foe Tylertown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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