Basketball Recap: Kelliher/Northome Skates Past Badger/Greenbush-Middle River with Ease

Kelliher/Northome entered their tilt with Badger/Greenbush-Middle River on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their game with ease, bagging an 80-46 victory over the Badger/Greenbush-Middle River Gators. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 34 points or more this season.

Kelliher/Northome got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylee Binkley out in front who went 12 for 18 en route to 28 points and eight steals. Binkley's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Thayer, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds.

Kelliher/Northome was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 22 assists in three consecutive matches.

Kelliher/Northome has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Badger/Greenbush-Middle River, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Kelliher/Northome didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 91-25 victory against Laporte on the 14th. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River has also already played their next matchup (against Red Lake County Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.