Basketball Recap: Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton Beats New Hampton for Their Sixth Straight Win

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton entered their tilt with New Hampton on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They strolled past the New Hampton Chickasaws with points to spare, taking the game 66-47. Given Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 95th in Minnesota, while New Hampton is ranked 277th in Iowa), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for New Hampton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton will challenge Kingsland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Kingsland: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. New Hampton has already played their next match (against North Butler), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.