Basketball Recap: Forest City Skates Past New Hampton with Ease

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2025, 6:00am

Basketball Recap: Forest City Indians vs. New Hampton Chickasaws

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Forest City waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the New Hampton Chickasaws 75-36. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Chickasaws are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/15/25 vs New Hampton75-36
02/11/25 vs Belmond-Klemme67-42
02/07/25 vs Lake Mills63-52
02/04/25 vs Bishop Garrigan63-37
01/21/25 vs North Union66-32
+ 5 more games

Forest City's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for New Hampton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

Looking ahead, Forest City will take on Waukon on Wednesday. Waukon will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Forest City surely won't give up without a fight. New Hampton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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