Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary Cardinals vs. Elkton/Lake Benton Elks

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Previous Games

02/03/24 - Home	61-47 W
01/10/23 - Away	67-53 W
01/11/22 - Home	55-51 W
01/11/21 - Away	54-20 W
02/18/20 - Home	39-38 W
+ 5 more games

St. Mary is 9-1 against Elkton/Lake Benton since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Mary Cardinals will take on the Elkton/Lake Benton Elks at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Elkton/Lake Benton is hoping to do what Estelline/Hendricks couldn't on Thursday: put an end to St. Mary's winning streak, which now stands at five games. St. Mary breezed by Estelline/Hendricks to the tune of 63-22. That looming 63-22 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkton/Lake Benton). They managed a 63-57 victory over Florence/Henry on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Elks' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Elkton/Lake Benton, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

St. Mary strolled past Elkton/Lake Benton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 61-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.