St. Anne's-Belfield is 9-1 against St. Christopher since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints will face off against the St. Christopher's Saints at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in St. Anne's-Belfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
St. Anne's-Belfield is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Collegiate: they outscored them in every quarter. St. Anne's-Belfield took down Collegiate 78-59 on Friday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Cougars are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/10/25 @ Collegiate | 33 |
| 01/04/25 vs John Marshall | 29 |
| 12/30/24 vs Reidsville | 17 |
| 12/27/24 vs Broughton | 23 |
St. Anne's-Belfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chance Mallory out in front who went 9 of 19 on his way to 33 points and six rebounds. Mallory's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Williford, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
St. Anne's-Belfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Collegiate only pulled down three offensive boards.
Meanwhile, St. Christopher's had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.9 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 75-73 win over the Blue Devils. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saints have posted against the Blue Devils since February 11, 2022.
St. Christopher's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for St. Anne's-Belfield, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
St. Anne's-Belfield beat St. Christopher's 69-59 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anne's-Belfield since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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