Basketball Recap: Northfield Piles Up the Points Against Albert Lea

Raiders

Team Score

01/06/25 vs Albert Lea	76
12/05/24 vs Mankato East	71
12/03/24 vs Faribault	71
12/17/24 @ Mankato West	62
11/26/24 @ Winona	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northfield). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat the Albert Lea Tigers 76-43. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.

Northfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Callie Lynch out in front who went 6 of 9 on her way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Mahal, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Northfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Northfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Albert Lea, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the loss, which was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season.

Northfield and Albert Lea could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Northfield (ranked 132nd) will meet Austin (ranked 20th) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Albert Lea will face off against Caledonia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday down 282 places (315 vs. 33).