Basketball Recap: 12 Straight Road Wins for Nodaway Valley Co-Op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]'s strategy against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] blew East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] out of the water with a 63-31 final score. Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] still got an impressive performance from Lizzie Schlueter, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 54.8% of East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s points, marking the eighth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Rainy Nordhausen was another key player, putting up nine points.

Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.9 points. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.

Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] has already played their next game, a 64-32 win against Northeast Nodaway on the 7th. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-36 loss against North Platte on the 4th.