Basketball Recap: Plainview-Elgin-Millville Skates Past Lewiston-Altura with Ease

Plainview-Elgin-Millville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals, posting a 76-41 win. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Lewiston-Altura, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-16.

Plainview-Elgin-Millville will host Cotter at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Plainview-Elgin-Millville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Cotter likes a good challenge. As for Lewiston-Altura, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-53 victory against Cannon Falls on the 25th.