Basketball Preview: Red Rock Central Falcons vs. St. Mary's Knights
The Red Rock Central Falcons will challenge the St. Mary's Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
After dropping their season opener at home, St. Mary's is headed out to face a Falcons team ready to give their home crowd a win. Red Rock Central took a 74-58 bruising from Edgerton on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Red Rock Central saw an underclassman step up: freshman Henry Stavnes posted 22 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave Stavnes a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Finn Batalden, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 77-76 to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.
Red Rock Central came up short against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 79-66. Thankfully for Red Rock Central, Will Walter (who went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points plus five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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