Basketball Recap: 14 Straight Road Victories for Cross County

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

01/11/25 @ Heartland	45
12/06/24 vs Shelby-Rising City	44
12/12/24 @ Exeter-Milligan/Friend	41
12/20/24 @ Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	41
12/05/24 @ McCool Junction	39

After only 24 points in their last match, Cross County made sure to put some points up on the board against Dorchester on Tuesday. Everything went the Cross County Cougars' way against the Dorchester Longhorns as the Cross County Cougars made off with a 58-35 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.

Cross County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lindee Kelley led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. Kelley has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Eden Peterson, who posted 15 points.

Cross County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

Cross County's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.4 points. As for Dorchester, with the loss, they broke their 12-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-1.

Cross County will square off against Hampton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cross County is facing Hampton at the right time seeing as Hampton is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. Dorchester has already played their next matchup (against Shelby-Rising City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.