Basketball Recap: Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda's Luck Changes for the Better on Monday

Coyotes

Team Score

02/03/25 vs Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman	79
12/10/24 vs Red Rock Central	60
01/09/25 vs Edgerton	57
12/05/24 @ Lakeview	58
01/28/25 @ Red Rock Central	53

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda can bid farewell to their 15-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They snuck past the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman Jaguars with a 79-75 victory. The Coyotes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryce Nielsen, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Nielsen a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Cole Schmidt, who went 7 of 14 en route to 18 points in addition to six boards and five steals.

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda has already played their next game (against Edgerton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Loyola.