The Riley County Falcons had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 40-32 win over St. Marys. That's another feather in the cap for Riley County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, St. Marys still got an impressive performance from Hayden Heim, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 65.6% of St. Marys' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Smith, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
Riley County's victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for St. Marys, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Riley County will head out on the road to face off against Wabaunsee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Riley County is ranked 102nd, while Wabaunsee is ranked 80th). As for St. Marys, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Centralia at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Centralia is coming into the contest with seven straight wins on the road, so St. Marys is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
