The St. Andrew's Lions will take on the Charlton County Indians at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully St. Andrew's focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 36 on Wednesday.
St. Andrew's is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against St. Vincent's on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Andrew's took a blow against St. Vincent's, falling 53-22. The Lions have struggled against the Saints recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Andrew's got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Coco Carnahan and
Valerie Ward, who each put up six points.
Grace Dare held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Addison Yates took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Charlton County had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They really took it to Pierce County for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-28 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-11.
Charlton County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mahogany Steele out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 21 rebounds. Steele is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down 11 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rihanna Battle, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Charlton County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 32 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
The win got Charlton County back to even at 1-1. As for St. Andrew's, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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