Basketball Recap: John Marshall Drops Highest Score of Season Against Albert Lea

Rockets

Team Score (Highest)

02/11/25 vs Albert Lea	90
01/18/25 @ Albert Lea	89
01/17/25 @ Mankato West	87
01/21/25 @ Red Wing	85
12/05/24 @ Austin	80

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John Marshall). They blew past the Albert Lea Tigers 90-51 on Tuesday. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

John Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points over those games. As for Albert Lea, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. John Marshall will head out to take on Owatonna at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. John Marshall has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Albert Lea, they will challenge Dover-Eyota at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.