Basketball Recap: Redwood Valley's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

Redwood Valley won the last time they faced Pipestone and things went their way on Friday too. The Redwood Valley Cardinals took down the Pipestone Arrows 72-54. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Arrows are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cardinals

Previous 2 Games

01/31/25 @ Pipestone	72-54
01/27/25 @ Eden Valley-Watkins	78-70

The victory made it two in a row for Redwood Valley and bumps their season record up to 15-7. As for Pipestone, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

Redwood Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 96-75 win against Paynesville on the 4th. Pipestone has also already played their next matchup, a 65-62 victory against Southwest Minnesota Christian on the 4th.