Basketball Game Preview: St. Louis Park Orioles vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights
By Team Reports
Feb 5, 2025, 10:48pm
Basketball Preview: St. Louis Park Orioles vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights
St. Louis Park is 2-8 against Benilde-St. Margaret since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Louis Park Orioles will welcome the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in St. Louis Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.
Last Tuesday, St. Louis Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 102-98 to Orono. While losing is never fun, the Orioles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Spartans are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Benilde-St. Margaret's had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with an 81-70 victory over the Jaguars.
Benilde-St. Margaret's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points per game. As for St. Louis Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
St. Louis Park came up short against Benilde-St. Margaret's in their previous meeting back in January, falling 78-68. Will St. Louis Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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