Basketball Recap: Mahtomedi Picks Up Eighth Straight Win at Home

Mahtomedi entered their tilt with Simley on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Simley Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 78-61. Given the Zephyrs' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Spartans are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/24/25 vs Simley	78-61
01/17/25 vs Two Rivers	66-56
01/09/25 vs St. Thomas Academy	50-38
01/07/25 vs South St. Paul	67-47
12/18/24 vs Columbia Heights	73-39
+ 3 more games

Mahtomedi's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Simley, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.

Mahtomedi has already played their next contest (against Hastings), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Simley has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Robbinsdale Cooper.