Basketball Game Preview: Silver Lake Eagles vs. St. Marys Bears

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Previous Games

02/13/25 - Home	67-54 W
03/02/24 - Home	62-32 W
02/02/24 - Away	64-33 W
12/15/23 - Home	66-47 W
02/03/23 - Away	65-60 W
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Silver Lake has gone 9-1 against St. Marys recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Silver Lake Eagles will take on the St. Marys Bears at 4:00 p.m. Silver Lake will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Silver Lake took their matchup with ease, bagging a 58-20 win over Rossville. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.

Riley County typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday St. Marys proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 45-36 victory over the Falcons. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Falcons are ranked 22nd).

Silver Lake better focus on containing Hayden Heim and Isabel Hurla as the pair were huge in St. Marys' win. Heim went 5-for-12 en route to 15 points and eight boards, while Hurla posted 18 points. Heim is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Brianna Figge was another key player, putting up six points.

Silver Lake pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for St. Marys, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.

Silver Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Marys in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 67-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Heim, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 15 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Silver Lake still be able to contain Heim? There's only one way to find out.