The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the Blue Ridge Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Anne's-Belfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Trinity Episcopal, who was ranked 21st at the time (St. Anne's-Belfield was ranked seventh). St. Anne's-Belfield put the hurt on Trinity Episcopal with a sharp 89-66 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Saints as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Blue Ridge's strategy against Mercersburg Academy on Monday. Everything went Blue Ridge's way against Mercersburg Academy as Blue Ridge made off with an 82-59 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Barons.
St. Anne's-Belfield better keep an eye on Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo. He was instrumental in Blue Ridge's win, dropping a double-double on 37 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Creasy-Quirindoongo a new career-high in points. Colby White was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Blue Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Blue Ridge's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.9 points per game. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.
St. Anne's-Belfield came up short against Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 61-57. Can St. Anne's-Belfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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