Basketball Recap: Balko/Forgan Skates Past Vici with Ease

Balko/Forgan

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 @ Rolla	53
01/03/25 @ Buffalo	51
01/17/25 vs Goodwell	44
12/17/24 vs Yarbrough/Felt	38
01/23/25 vs Okeene	34

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Balko/Forgan on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Vici Indians out of the water with a 57-24 final score. Balko/Forgan has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Brya Appelhans continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Mallory Scott also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first boards of the season.

Balko/Forgan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.

Balko/Forgan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Vici, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Balko/Forgan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-33 loss against Hennessey on the 1st. Vici has also already played their next match (against Balko), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.