Basketball Recap: Willmar Gets the Win

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Previous 5 Games

02/24/25 - Home	74-61 W
01/17/25 - Away	60-63 L
02/26/24 - Home	41-84 L
01/19/24 - Away	62-85 L
02/24/23 - Away	60-74 L

Willmar hadn't done well against Rocori recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Willmar Cardinals came out on top against the Rocori Spartans by a score of 74-61. This was a revenge game for the Cardinals: when they faced off against the Spartans back in January, they had to take a 63-60 defeat.

The win made it two in a row for Willmar and bumps their season record up to 9-14. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points over those games. As for Rocori, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.

Willmar has already played their next game (against Marshall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rocori, they will square off against Sauk Rapids-Rice at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Sauk Rapids-Rice knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 matches -- so hopefully Rocori likes a good challenge.