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| 01/20/22 - Home | 66-28 W |
| 01/21/21 - Away | 82-33 W |
| 01/25/20 - Home | 84-24 W |
St. Mary is 3-0 against Winside since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the St. Mary's Cardinals duke it out with the Winside Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Winside likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, St. Mary's was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-58 to Cedar Catholic. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 22-15 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Winside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 68-51 to Walthill. The Wildcats were down 63-41 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
St. Mary's will have to contain Caleb Offner as he made an impact in Winside's last game. He went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points along with eight boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Offner a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Aschoff, who posted 13 points.
St. Mary's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Winside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary's against Winside when the teams last played back in January of 2022, as the squad secured a 66-28 victory. In that contest, St. Mary's amassed a halftime lead of 43-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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