Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Nicollet

Nicollet had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds by a score of 86-76. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 60-44 loss the last time these two teams met.

The victory got Nicollet back to even at 12-12. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.

Looking ahead, Nicollet and Medford will face off at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against New Ulm Cathedral at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. New Ulm Cathedral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.