Basketball Recap: Hurley Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Win

Northstars

Previous Games

01/16/25 @ South Shore	70-34
01/13/25 @ Solon Springs	47-43
01/10/25 vs Three Lakes	56-45
01/07/25 vs Mercer	82-27
01/06/25 @ Mellen	60-58
+ 5 more games

Hurley had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They breezed by the South Shore Cardinals to the tune of 70-34. The Northstars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.

Hurley pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Shore, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.

Hurley will be playing at home against Washburn at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Washburn knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Hurley likes a good challenge. South Shore has already played their next matchup (against Lac Courte Oreilles), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.