Winside is 0-3 against St. Mary since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Winside Wildcats face off against the St. Mary's Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Winside is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They lost to Walthill at home by a 68-51 margin. The Wildcats were down 63-41 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/16/25 vs Walthill | 22 |
| 01/14/25 vs Omaha Nation | 17 |
| 12/15/23 vs Creighton | 17 |
| 01/29/24 @ Osmond/Randolph | 15 |
| 12/12/23 vs St. Edward | 12 |
Despite the loss, Winside got top-tier performance from Caleb Offner, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Offner a new career-high in points. Brayden Lurz also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 62-58 to Cedar Catholic. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 22-15 in the first quarter.
Winside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Winside was taken down by St. Mary's 66-28 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Winside was down 43-16.
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