Basketball Recap: Litchfield Drops Highest Score of Season Against Concordia Academy

Dragons

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Concordia Academy	69
12/26/24 @ St. Cloud Cathedral	64
12/20/24 vs Dassel-Cokato	64
12/06/24 @ Eden Valley-Watkins	56
12/14/24 vs Zumbrota-Mazeppa	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Litchfield). They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Concordia Academy Beacons on Saturday, sneaking past 69-67. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Dragons considering their 29-point performance the contest before.

Litchfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Concordia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Litchfield and Concordia Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Litchfield (ranked 326th) will meet Glencoe-Silver Lake (ranked 106th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Concordia Academy will face off against St. Croix Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025 down 149 places (227 vs. 78).