Basketball Recap: Jackson County Central Beats Luverne for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Huskies

Previous 6 Games

03/08/25 vs Luverne	73-61
03/07/25 vs Luverne	73-61
03/06/25 vs Fairmont	66-50
03/05/25 vs Fairmont	66-50
02/18/25 @ Pipestone	76-73
02/17/25 vs St. James	91-78

Jackson County Central entered their tilt with Luverne on Saturday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They beat the Luverne Cardinals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 73-61. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Cardinals are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jackson County Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points over those games. As for Luverne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11.

Looking ahead, Jackson County Central will venture away from home to face off against Montevideo at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Montevideo's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games. Luverne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.