The St. Mary's Saints will venture away from home to face off against the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary's has five straight victories, American Leadership Academy-Johnston has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
St. Mary's is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 62-12 win over Lee Christian. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-6.
St. Mary's can attribute much of their success to Kate Chamblee, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmy Johnson, who posted four points along with six boards and three steals.
St. Mary's was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against East Wake Academy, falling 55-13. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
St. Mary's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
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