Basketball Game Preview: West Holt Huskies vs. St. Mary's Cardinals

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Previous Games

02/08/24 - Home	66-52 W
02/01/24 - Home	50-42 W
02/09/23 - Away	37-40 L
02/10/22 - Home	50-65 L
02/11/21 - Away	38-73 L
+ 5 more games

West Holt and St. Mary are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The West Holt Huskies will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with West Holt sitting on eight straight victories and St. Mary's on seven.

West Holt is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Niobrara/Verdigre: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Holt blew Niobrara/Verdigre out of the water with a 63-24 final score. The game marked the Huskies' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, St. Mary's was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Boyd County 63-35. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.

St. Mary's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. As for West Holt, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.

West Holt strolled past St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 66-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Holt since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.