Basketball Game Preview: St. Maries Lumberjacks vs. Bonners Ferry Badgers

St. Maries is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bonners Ferry is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Maries Lumberjacks will face off against the Bonners Ferry Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Saturday, St. Maries was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Moscow.

Meanwhile, Bonners Ferry took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging an 81-47 victory over Stillwater Christian. Fans of the Badgers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Bonners Ferry's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Maries, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

St. Maries came up short against Bonners Ferry when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 56-46. Can St. Maries avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.