Basketball Recap: Sartell-St. Stephen Piles Up the Points Against Sauk Rapids-Rice

Sabres

Previous 3 Games

02/04/25 vs Sauk Rapids-Rice	74-15
01/18/25 vs Cambridge-Isanti	67-42
01/02/25 @ Sauk Rapids-Rice	67-17

Sartell-St. Stephen entered their tilt with Sauk Rapids-Rice on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm to the tune of 74-15. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Storm are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sartell-St. Stephen pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-22.

Coincidentally, Sartell-St. Stephen and Sauk Rapids-Rice will both be playing Brainerd the next time they take the court. Sartell-St. Stephen will host Brainerd at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, while Sauk Rapids-Rice will head out to face them at 7:15 p.m. on February 11th.