Midland Adventist Academy won the last time they faced St. Vincent de Paul Academy and things went their way on Monday too. The Midland Adventist Academy Mustangs strolled past the St. Vincent de Paul Academy Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 64th in Kansas, while the Hawks are ranked 392nd in Missouri), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midland Adventist Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Cowan, who went 11 for 20 en route to 22 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Cowan a new career-high in blocks (three). Jordan Owolabi was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards.
Cowan wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Midland Adventist Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Vincent de Paul Academy only posted six assists.
St. Vincent de Paul Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Leo Hodal, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points. Ivan King also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Mustangs
| 01/20/25 vs St. Vincent de Paul Academy | 54-37 |
| 01/18/25 @ Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy | 45-36 |
| 01/14/25 @ Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri | 45-37 |
| 01/09/25 @ Training Center Christian | 63-57 |
| 12/11/24 @ St. Vincent de Paul Academy | 54-51 |
| 12/04/24 vs Ozanam | 79-41 |
The victory (which was Midland Adventist Academy's sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for St. Vincent de Paul Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Midland Adventist Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Independence Home School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Midland Adventist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season. As for St. Vincent de Paul Academy, they will face off against Frontier School of Excellence at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Frontier School of Excellence will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. Vincent de Paul Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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