St. Anne's-Belfield is 8-2 against St. Christopher since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints will be playing at home against the St. Christopher's Saints at 6:00 p.m. St. Anne's-Belfield has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,128 points over their last 15 matchups.
St. Anne's-Belfield put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 76-45 win over Fork Union Military Academy at home. Given St. Anne's-Belfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Fork Union Military Academy is ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chance Mallory was his usual excellent self, scoring 15 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haoxiang Huang, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
St. Christopher's posted their biggest win yet this season on Tuesday. They breezed by Christchurch School on the road to the tune of 82-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory St. Christopher's has posted against Christchurch School since February 2, 2016.
St. Anne's-Belfield's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.63 points. As for St. Christopher's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for St. Anne's-Belfield against St. Christopher's in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 85-57 win. Does St. Anne's-Belfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Christopher's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.