Basketball Recap: Whitehall Drops Highest Score of Season Against Augusta

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Team Score (Highest)

02/18/25 @ Augusta	77
01/28/25 @ Black River Falls	74
02/07/25 vs Osseo-Fairchild	72
12/10/24 vs Cochrane-Fountain City	67
11/21/24 vs Eleva-Strum	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitehall). They escaped with a win on Tuesday against the Augusta Beavers by the margin of a single free throw, 77-76. The Norse haven't had any issues with the Beavers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Whitehall pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Augusta, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.

Whitehall will head out to challenge Independence/Gilmanton at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Augusta, they will be playing at home against Pepin/Alma at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Pepin/Alma has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 182 points over their last three contests.