St. Anne's-Belfield unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 73-60 to the Evergreen Christian Eagles on Friday. The Saints were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the loss, St. Anne's-Belfield still got an impressive performance from Jayden Brown, who posted 30 points. Another player making a difference was Shamar Curley, who earned 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evergreen Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Williams, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Those 14 boards gave Williams a new career-high. Carson Cook was another key player, going 5-for-11 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
St. Anne's-Belfield will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Virginia Episcopal School at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd. As for Evergreen Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-55 loss against Clinton Grace Christian on the 1st.
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