New Ulm Cathedral and St. Mary squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly New Ulm Cathedral had to settle for second. They fell to the St. Mary's Knights 59-53. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Ulm Cathedral of the 61-52 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
When it comes to explaining why New Ulm Cathedral lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jevan Wilfahrt. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. Wilfahrt has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Miller, who scored ten points along with three steals.
St. Mary's got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Will Walter out in front who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Another player making a difference was Mark Anderson, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
New Ulm Cathedral's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
New Ulm Cathedral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they will take on Lester Prairie on Thursday. One thing working in Lester Prairie's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 17 contests.
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