The St. Marys Bears pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Council Grove by a score of 67-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), St. Marys still had to take the loss.
Council Grove's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyzer Spittles, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Spittles has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kolby Rose, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
St. Marys has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season. As for Council Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Marys' road trip will continue as they head out to face Wabaunsee at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Wabaunsee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 275th, while St. Marys is ranked 102nd). As for Council Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Burlington at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Burlington knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Council Grove likes a good challenge.
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