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

St. Mary's Central is 1-9 against Minot since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Central Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Minot Magicians at 7:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

St. Mary's Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 79-55 margin over Williston on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Saints have posted since February 16, 2024.

Meanwhile, Minot humbled Minot North with an 82-44 victory. The Magicians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

Minot has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.2 points per game. As for St. Mary's Central, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.

St. Mary's Central was dealt a bruising 94-47 loss at the hands of Minot in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can St. Mary's Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.