Basketball Recap: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Takes a Loss

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva lost against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers were outmatched by the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers and fell 73-45.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva will challenge Nicollet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Nicollet's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups. As for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, they will take on Belle Plaine at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belle Plaine knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 contests -- so hopefully Waterville-Elysian-Morristown likes a good challenge.