Basketball Recap: Redwood Valley Beats Pipestone for Their Tenth Straight Victory

Cardinals

Previous Games

01/03/25 vs Pipestone	73-68
12/28/24 vs Central Minnesota Christian	76-63
12/27/24 @ Humboldt	72-64
12/27/24 vs Humboldt/Open World Learning	72-64
12/20/24 @ Windom	106-89
+ 5 more games

Redwood Valley waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They secured a 73-68 W over the Pipestone Arrows. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Arrows are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Redwood Valley's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.2 points per game. As for Pipestone, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Redwood Valley will take on Jackson County Central at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Redwood Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Jackson County Central likes a good challenge. As for Pipestone, they are taking a road trip to face off against St. James at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.