It was a proper cat-fight when Bayard challenged St. Mary on Monday. The Bayard Tigers took a blow against the St. Mary's Cardinals, falling 71-23. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Cardinals are ranked 60th).
Noah Manka was Bayard's leading scorer, having posted six points.
St. Mary's got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Barlow out in front who went 5-for-6 en route to 11 points along with five boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Gage Hedstrom, who shot 63% from the field on his way to 11 points and five steals.
Bayard's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for St. Mary's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Bayard nor St. Mary's have any future games scheduled.
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