Basketball Recap: Fergus Falls Skates Past Worthington with Ease

Fergus Falls won the last time they faced Worthington and things went their way on Friday too. The Fergus Falls Otters took their contest with ease, bagging a 78-46 win over the Worthington Trojans. The matchup marked the Otters' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Otters

Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/27/24 vs Worthington	78-46
12/14/24 vs Sheyenne	72-65
12/13/24 vs Apollo	79-71
12/10/24 vs Rocori	66-54
03/01/24 vs Willmar	72-46

Fergus Falls pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Worthington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fergus Falls will challenge Sauk Rapids-Rice at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Sauk Rapids-Rice knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Fergus Falls likes a good challenge. As for Worthington, they will head out to square off against St. Peter at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in St. Peter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.