Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Panthers

Previous 3 Games

01/17/25 @ Waseca	69-43
01/16/25 vs Blooming Prairie	72-33
01/16/25 vs Waseca	69-43

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Waseca Bluejays with a sharp 69-43 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Bluejays are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Waseca, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers face off against the Bethlehem Academy Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Waseca, they will square off against New Ulm at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.