Basketball Recap: Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Sets Scoring Season-High Against Benson

Tigers

Team Score

01/31/25 @ Benson	70
01/06/25 vs Wheaton/Herman-Norcross	65
01/23/25 @ Melrose	61
11/26/24 vs Litchfield	58
01/25/25 @ Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta). They strolled past Benson with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 70-52. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

The win was the third in a row for Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta, bringing their record for this year to 7-13. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Benson, they dropped their record down to 5-15 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta will challenge West Central Area at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Central Area knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta likes a good challenge. As for Benson, they will head out to take on Canby at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday.