Basketball Recap: Minnehaha Academy Piles Up the Points Against Cass Lake-Bena

Red Hawks

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Breck	87
12/21/24 vs Cass Lake-Bena	66
12/03/24 vs Blake	65
12/07/24 vs Visitation	31
12/18/24 vs St. Croix Lutheran	29

Minnehaha Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers to the tune of 101-35. The Red Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 29 points or more this season.

Minnehaha Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 95.2 points per game. As for Cass Lake-Bena, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Minnehaha Academy and Benilde-St. Margaret's will round out the year against one another at at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Benilde-St. Margaret's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Cass Lake-Bena, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers face off against the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars at 1:15 p.m. on Friday.