The St. Marys Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Rossville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
St. Marys is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Silver Lake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Marys lost 60-37 to Silver Lake. The Bears have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Hayden Heim
| 02/21/25 vs Silver Lake | 19 |
| 02/17/25 @ Riley County | 15 |
| 02/14/25 @ Hiawatha | 23 |
| 02/13/25 @ Silver Lake | 24 |
Despite their defeat, St. Marys saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Hayden Heim, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The contest was Heim's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Isabel Hurla was another key player, going 5-for-12 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Riley County typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Rossville proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Falcons with a 43-38 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Falcons are ranked 32nd).
Rossville's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for St. Marys, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
St. Marys strolled past Rossville when the teams last played on February 4th by a score of 63-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rossville's Rylee Dick, who went 8-for-14 on her way to 23 points and five boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Marys still be able to contain Dick? There's only one way to find out.
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