Basketball Recap: Pelican Rapids' Higher State Rank on Full Display on Saturday

Pelican Rapids won the last time they faced Staples-Motley and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pelican Rapids Vikings strolled past the Staples-Motley Cardinals with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Cardinals are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Vikings

Previous 2 Games

02/01/25 @ Staples-Motley	59-45
01/27/25 vs Hillcrest Lutheran Academy	56-53

The victory made it two in a row for Pelican Rapids and bumps their season record up to 15-3. As for Staples-Motley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.

Pelican Rapids has already played their next contest (against Perham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Staples-Motley has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Frazee.