The St. Mary's Cardinals will square off against the West Holt Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's is coming into the match hot, having won their last 15 games.
St. Mary's is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Boyd County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Mary's blew Boyd County out of the water with a 74-43 final score. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Pyper Ickes
| 02/11/25 vs Boyd County | 24 |
| 12/28/24 vs Norfolk Catholic | 19 |
| 02/13/24 vs Boyd County | 19 |
| 02/08/25 vs Elgin/Pope John | 18 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bloomfield | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Mary's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pyper Ickes, who went 9 of 17 on her way to 24 points along with six assists and five boards. Those 24 points gave Ickes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Barlow, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.
Niobrara/Verdigre typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday West Holt proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 48-37 win over the Cougars.
St. Mary's pushed their record up to 21-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for West Holt, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
St. Mary's beat West Holt 52-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Holt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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