Basketball Recap: Staley's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 13

Falcons

Previous Games

02/11/25 vs St. Teresa's Academy	63-50
02/10/25 vs Lee's Summit North	72-34
02/06/25 vs Raymore-Peculiar	64-36
02/03/25 @ Lee's Summit	65-43
01/27/25 @ Blue Springs	71-22
+ 8 more games

Staley had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They came out on top against the St. Teresa's Academy Stars by a score of 63-50. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Stars are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Teresa's Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addi Moylan, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Moylan a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (71%). Another player making a difference was Nora Roddy, who went 8-for-16 on her way to 16 points.

Staley pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for St. Teresa's Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Falcons challenge the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Staley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games. As for St. Teresa's Academy, they will head out to take on Warrensburg at 7:00 p.m. on February 18th.