Basketball Recap: Upsala Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 vs Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia]	75-42
01/10/25 vs Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City	59-58
01/09/25 @ St. John's Prep	78-35
01/07/25 @ Royalton	52-41
01/04/25 @ Swanville	69-67

Upsala extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Jack Primus. The Upsala Cardinals simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] Huskies 75-42 thanks in part to Primus, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 19 points in addition to six boards and five assists. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played.

Another player making a difference was Eric Landowski, who went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points along with five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.

Upsala is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia], their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8.

The future could be bright for both Upsala and Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia]: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Upsala will try to hand Long Prairie-Grey Eagle their sixth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] will try to hand Pine City their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.