St. Mary has gone a perfect 10-0 against Elgin/Pope John recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Mary's Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in St. Mary's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 games.
Last Thursday, St. Mary's didn't have too much trouble with West Holt as they won 69-50.
Gage Hedstrom
| 02/13/25 vs West Holt | 23 |
| 02/11/25 vs Boyd County | 18 |
| 02/08/25 vs Elgin/Pope John | 33 |
St. Mary's got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage Hedstrom out in front who went 8-for-20 to rack up 23 points and five rebounds. Hedstrom's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Ben Barlow was another key player, going 7-for-13 on his way to 19 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
St. Mary's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John strolled past Randolph with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 61-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolfpack.
St. Mary's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Elgin/Pope John, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Mary's didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Elgin/Pope John in their previous meeting last Saturday, but they still walked away with a 69-63 win. Will St. Mary's repeat their success, or does Elgin/Pope John have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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