The Leonardtown Raiders waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Charles 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Leonardtown has posted against the since January 6, 2017.
Gretchen Fleck went supernova for Leonardtown, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fleck has scored all season. Eva Weller was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
St. Charles lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jadyn Forbes, who scored 14 points along with four steals. Forbes is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jaela Spears, who scored five points along with four steals.
Leonardtown is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for St. Charles, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Leonardtown will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Point is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for St. Charles, they will square off against the Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
