Basketball Game Preview: Sterling Black Bears vs. Ell-Saline Cardinals

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Previous Games

02/21/25 - Away	62-46 W
02/16/24 - Home	75-48 W
02/17/23 - Away	69-52 W
02/18/22 - Home	68-27 W
02/19/21 - Away	48-23 W
+ 4 more games

Sterling has gone a perfect 9-0 against Ell-Saline recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sterling Black Bears will take on the Ell-Saline Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Sterling's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 contests.

Sterling is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past Chase County to the tune of 97-48. The Black Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ell-Saline). They snuck past Rossville with an 82-78 victory on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Cardinals as they're now sitting on three straight.

Sterling is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. Ell-Saline's victory bumped their record up to 19-3.

Sterling strolled past Ell-Saline when the teams last played back in February by a score of 62-46. Does Sterling have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ell-Saline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.