Basketball Recap: St. Paul Beats Waelder for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 vs Runge	79
12/13/24 vs Waelder	68
12/07/24 vs Rice Consolidated	44
12/12/24 vs Hill Country Christian	27
12/07/24 vs East Bernard	-11

St. Paul came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Waelder Wildcats a 68-0 shutout. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 27 points or more this season.

St. Paul now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Waelder, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

St. Paul will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kenedy at 1:15 p.m. on December 27th. As for Waelder, they and Prairie Lea will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.