Basketball Recap: New Rockford-Sheyenne Piles Up the Points Against Nelson County Co-Op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie]

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Previous 4 Games

01/27/25 vs Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie]	68-36
01/23/25 vs Larimore	58-48
01/18/25 vs Washburn	72-44
01/14/25 vs St. John	87-69

New Rockford-Sheyenne waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] 68-36. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 28 points or more this season.

New Rockford-Sheyenne's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie], they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

New Rockford-Sheyenne has already played their next matchup (against Dakota Prairie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] will be playing at home against Warwick at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warwick has three straight victories, Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.