Basketball Recap: Northeast Nodaway Drops Season-High Score on Worth County

Blue Jays

Team Score

12/10/24 @ Worth County	44
12/02/24 vs St. Joseph Christian	42
12/04/24 @ DeKalb	32
11/26/24 vs Albany	26
12/06/24 vs Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]	25

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast Nodaway). They came out on top against the Worth County Tigers by a score of 44-34 on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Jays also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.

Kristen Tracy and Rylee Ruckman certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Tracy almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, while Ruckman posted 12 points and three steals. Tracy is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Northeast Nodaway's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Worth County, they moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northeast Nodaway will face off against Stanberry at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Worth County, they will venture away from home to square off against King City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.