Basketball Recap: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Gets the Win

77 must be Westbrook-Walnut Grove's lucky number: they beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Chargers beat the Coyotes by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 77-47. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Coyotes recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

When it comes to explaining why Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda lost, don't look at Bryce Nielsen. Despite the final result, he shot 44% from the field en route to 20 points and eight boards. Nielsen's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Madison, who posted nine points.

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Previous Games

01/09/26 - Home	77-47 W
01/09/26 - Home	77-47 W
02/11/25 - Away	72-38 W
12/20/24 - Neutral	83-50 W
02/23/24 - Home	67-60 W
+ 5 more games

Westbrook-Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. The Chargers will square off against Southwest Minnesota Christian at 1:15 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (217 vs. 56). Meanwhile, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (ranked 341st) will meet Edgerton (ranked 99th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.