Basketball Recap: Northwood-Kensett Picks Up 12th Straight Win on the Road

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2025, 12:29pm

Basketball Recap: Northwood-Kensett Vikings vs. West Hancock Eagles

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On Monday, the Northwood-Kensett Vikings didn't have too much trouble with the West Hancock Eagles as they won 72-53. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Eagles are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Away)

01/27/25 @ West Hancock72-53
01/23/25 @ North Union61-51
01/17/25 @ Nashua-Plainfield72-58
01/07/25 @ St. Ansgar56-48
01/06/25 @ Riceville58-32
+ 7 more games

Northwood-Kensett pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for West Hancock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.

Northwood-Kensett will welcome North Iowa at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. West Hancock has already played their next game (against Keokuk), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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