(Atlantic) Atlantic and St. Albert square off for the second time Friday night at Atlantic. The Saintes edged the Trojans 65-64 on Allie Petry’s buzzer beater in a game played on January 2 at St. Albert. Petry shot 14-22 from the field and scored 31-points.
Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason says the Trojans’ key is slowing down Petry.
Vargason says consistency is the main point of emphasis on the rematch with the Saintes tonight.
The other key element is confidence.
Atlantic is (3-4) in the conference (6-9). overall. St. Albert is (3-5) in conference play and (6-10) overall.
In comparison, the Saintes enter the contest averaging 52.9 points per game. Atlantic averages 57.7. Up to this point, the Trojans have allowed an average of 53.9 points per game—St. Albert’s allowing 51.8. The Saintes are shooting 41-percent from the field. Atlantic is shooting 38.4-percent.
Both teams are identical in the rebound category. However, the Trojans hold the edge from the free-throw line. Atlantic is 160/229 or 69.9-percent. St. Albert is 104/179 or 51.8-percent.
Allie Petry leads the Saintes in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per contest. Lauren Williams, 11.5. Haley Rasmussen averages 19.9 points per outing, Jada Jensen, 10.4, and Lauren Nicholas, seven points per game for Atlantic.
We will have the game on 95.7 F.M. Pre-game starts at 5:45 p.m., the tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. The boy’s game will follow with the tip slated for around 7:35 p.m.
