Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Central Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 10, 2025, 12:20am

Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Central Saints vs. Minot Magicians

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St. Mary's Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 89-66 to the Minot Magicians, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Magicians are ranked 17th).

St. Mary's Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Minot, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-10.

Coming up, St. Mary's Central will host Bismarck at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Bismarck knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matchups -- so hopefully St. Mary's Central likes a good challenge. As for Minot, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 83-78 loss against Dickinson on the 7th.

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