Basketball Recap: Cotter Drops Highest Score of Season Against Albert Lea

Ramblers

Team Score

01/25/25 @ Albert Lea	75
01/20/25 @ Randolph	72
01/09/25 vs Chatfield	68
12/10/24 vs Fillmore Central	59
12/30/24 @ Lake City	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cotter). They came out on top against the Albert Lea Tigers by a score of 75-62 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ramblers.

Cotter is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Albert Lea, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cotter will challenge Rushford-Peterson at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Albert Lea, they will square off against Austin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Albert Lea likes a good challenge.