Basketball Game Preview: St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints vs. Episcopal Maroon

The St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints are taking a road trip to challenge the Episcopal Maroon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.4 points per game this season.

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bullis, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (St. Stephen's & St. Agnes was ranked 13th). St. Stephen's & St. Agnes took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bullis. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Riley Jacobs, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Marcus Hancock was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points.

Meanwhile, Episcopal had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past the Little Hoyas with a 62-57 win.

Episcopal is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points per game. As for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, their loss dropped their record down to 15-3.

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes strolled past Episcopal in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 69-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.