Winside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were beaten by the St. Mary's Cardinals 75-18. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Cardinals are ranked 101st).
Winside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Caleb Offner, who posted eight points and five boards. That was a full 44.4% of Winside's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
St. Mary's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Berg, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Berg a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Berg, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Winside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Winside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-22 loss against Wausa on the 24th. As for St. Mary's, they will face off against Creighton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Creighton likes a good challenge.
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