The Hiawatha Red Hawks will challenge the St. Marys Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hiawatha and three for St. Marys.
Hiawatha is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Holton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hiawatha took a blow against Holton, falling 61-34. The Red Hawks were down 50-28 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Kylie Nelson
| 02/11/25 vs Holton | 22 |
| 02/07/25 vs Riley County | 8 |
| 02/04/25 @ Nemaha Central | 12 |
| 02/01/25 vs Troy | 13 |
| 01/30/25 vs Marysville | 24 |
| + 10 more games |
Hiawatha's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylie Nelson, who went 8-for-17 en route to 22 points and four steals, and Kenzie Nelson, who posted six points and three steals. With that strong performance, Kylie is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game.
Meanwhile, St. Marys came up short against Silver Lake on Thursday and fell 67-54. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Eagles are ranked 17th).
Hiawatha's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for St. Marys, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Hiawatha skirted past St. Marys 47-45 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Marys' Hayden Heim, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hiawatha still be able to contain Heim? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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