Basketball Game Preview: St. Marys Bears vs. Riley County Falcons

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12/17/24 - Home	68-56 W
02/22/24 - Home	74-52 W
02/05/24 - Away	43-44 L
02/23/23 - Away	66-29 W
01/10/23 - Home	65-40 W
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St. Marys has gone 8-2 against Riley County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Marys Bears will challenge the Riley County Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

St. Marys is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Hiawatha. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Bears still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Riley County scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 72-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nemaha Central. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Thunder are ranked 36th).

Riley County has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for St. Marys, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.

St. Marys beat Riley County 68-56 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riley County's Eli Harmison, who went 8-for-15 to rack up 20 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Marys still be able to contain Harmison? There's only one way to find out.