Basketball Recap: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Piles Up the Points Against Yellow Medicine East

There's no place like home for Westbrook-Walnut Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past the Yellow Medicine East Sting 84-51 on Tuesday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Sting are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Yellow Medicine East	84-51
01/14/25 vs Mountain Lake/Comfrey	72-44
12/13/24 vs Lakeview	70-61
12/10/24 vs Southwest Minnesota Christian	64-52
12/07/24 vs Loyola	61-57

Westbrook-Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Yellow Medicine East, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove will square off against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Westbrook-Walnut Grove surely won't give up without a fight. As for Yellow Medicine East, they will head out to face off against Dawson-Boyd at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Dawson-Boyd's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.