The Mary Louis Academy’s clash with girls basketball rival Archbishop Molloy on Saturday Jan. 30 in Jamaica Estates will again be a ticket-only event, according to TMLA head coach and athletic director Joe Lewinger.

The enormity of the expected crowd made the school handle the game the same way last season and it ran smoothly. Mary Louis wants to ensure that families of players from both teams can attend the game at Pitaro Gymnasium. The school also used the same policy this year for its home game against Christ the King and it will do the same for a game against Bishop Ford on Feb. 3.

Mary Louis will print and split 150 tickets between itself and Archbishop Molloy. No tickets can be purchased prior to the game or at the door. Any leftover ticket can be acquired through the school’s athletic department.

The Hilltoppers won the first meeting, 52-49, on Jan. 14 in Briarwood behind 12 points and two clutch free throws from Jackie Kresse. TMLA is coming off an upset loss to John F. Kennedy last Sunday. Molloy beat Mary Louis on the road last season and snapped its five-game losing streak by pulling out a win over St. Francis Prep on Tuesday.