St. Mary is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while North Central is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Mary's Cardinals will take on the North Central Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 73-28 win over Boyd County at home. Given St. Mary's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Boyd County is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Mary's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lorissa Reiman led the charge by scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Reiman is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Pyper Ickes, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, North Central strolled past Burwell with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 41-26.
Adisyn Anderson was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds. Morgan Lewis was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
St. Mary's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for North Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's match: St. Mary's have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 44% of their threes per game. It's a different story for North Central, though, as they've only made 29.7% of their threes this season. Given St. Mary's sizable advantage in that area, North Central will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary's against North Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 72-41 win. In that matchup, St. Mary's amassed a halftime lead of 38-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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