The St. Marys Bears will square off against the Jackson Heights Cobras on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. Marys' favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Jackson Heights has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
St. Marys easily dispatched Jefferson West on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. St. Marys fell just short of Troy by a score of 43-40 on Tuesday. 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 105th, while the Trojans are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Jackson Heights played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 51-18 loss at the hands of Hiawatha. The contest marked the Cobras' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Jackson Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Marys, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything went St. Marys' way against Jackson Heights in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as St. Marys made off with a 48-26 win. Will St. Marys repeat their success, or does Jackson Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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