If St. John was riding high fresh off their 58-20 takedown of Ness City last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. John Tigers had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Little River Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Redskins are ranked eighth).
Little River got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Havana Olander out in front who went 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Olander has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Saelyn Raleigh, who posted nine points and four steals.
St. John's loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Little River, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John will face off against Ellinwood on Tuesday. Ellinwood will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something St. John surely won't give up without a fight. As for Little River, they will challenge Goessel at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Little River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
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