Basketball Recap: Bismarck Piles Up the Points Against Valley

Indians

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 vs Kingston	71
01/23/25 vs Valley	58
11/22/24 @ Meadow Heights	30
12/20/24 vs South Iron	29
01/21/25 vs Perryville	23

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bismarck on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Valley Vikings out of the water with a 72-14 final score. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Leading Bismarck to victory were Alysssa Brake and Ashley Hawkins. Brake went 7 for 12 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and six steals, while Hawkins went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Halie Dickey, who posted nine points and three steals.

Bismarck was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Bismarck's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Valley, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.

Bismarck has already played their next matchup (against Kingston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Valley has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against West County.