Basketball Game Preview: Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] vs. New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] will head out on the road to square off against the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while New Rockford-Sheyenne will come in with three straight victories.

Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 2nd on Saturday. They lost 69-45 to Midway/Minto. While losing is never fun, Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Midway/Minto is ranked 30th).

Meanwhile, New Rockford-Sheyenne beat Larimore 58-48 on Thursday. The 58-point effort marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

New Rockford-Sheyenne pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie], their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.