The St. Mary's Cardinals and the Archangels Catholic Defenders will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Mary's sitting on four straight wins and Archangels Catholic on five.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-34 victory over Silver Lake.

Logan Brabec
03/13/25 vs Silver Lake | 8 |
03/03/25 vs Bayard | 2 |
02/27/25 vs Elgin/Pope John | 7 |
02/25/25 vs Neligh-Oakdale | 1 |
02/21/25 @ Elgin/Pope John | 5 |
+ 15 more games |
St. Mary's found their leader in sophomore Logan Brabec, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 17 points along with eight boards and five assists. That's the most rebounds Brabec has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Hedstrom, who put up 13 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, Archangels Catholic posted their closest win since February 22, 2024 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stuart, sneaking past 61-59.
Archangels Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 19-6. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 22-5.
St. Mary's ended up a good deal behind Archangels Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, losing 56-39. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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