The Red Cloud Warriors will venture away from home to take on the St. Patrick's Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Cloud is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.
Red Cloud will bounce into Monday's game after beating Kenesaw, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors blew past the Blue Devils 66-45 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won three in a row.
Mason Bolin
| 02/26/26 vs Kenesaw | 21 |
| 02/24/26 vs Blue Hill | 12 |
| 02/20/26 vs Franklin | 11 |
| 02/12/26 vs Deshler | 6 |
| 02/10/26 @ Kenesaw | 10 |
| + 17 more games |
Red Cloud can attribute much of their success to Mason Bolin, who went 9-for-11 to rack up 21 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, and Gage Ely, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. Bolin continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Giger, who posted six points and seven boards.
Red Cloud smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick's and Maywood/Hayes Center squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but St. Patrick's had to settle for second. They took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. The Irish's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Red Cloud will have to contain Ben Heirigs as he made an impact in St. Patrick's last game. He had 23 points and seven rebounds. Heirigs' big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Braithwait, who scored 13 points.
Red Cloud's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 17-5. As for St. Patrick's, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Red Cloud has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37 boards per game. However, it's not like St. Patrick's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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