Basketball Recap: Northwood-Kensett Skates Past St. Ansgar with Ease

Northwood-Kensett won the last time they faced St. Ansgar and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Northwood-Kensett Vikings claimed a resounding 61-26 win over the St. Ansgar Saints. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Saints are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northwood-Kensett's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for St. Ansgar, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwood-Kensett has already played their next matchup (against Belmond-Klemme), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Ansgar will square off against Newman Catholic at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Newman Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.