Basketball Recap: Stewartville Skates Past Zumbrota-Mazeppa with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Mankato East	52
12/02/24 @ Cannon Falls	35
12/09/24 @ Pine Island	32
12/05/24 vs Zumbrota-Mazeppa	31
01/31/25 @ Zumbrota-Mazeppa	29

Stewartville entered their tilt with Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 72-43. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Audrey Shindelar, who went 10 of 15 on her way to 24 points and five steals. That's the most steals she has posted since back in December of 2024. Jayci Rath was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 13 points and eight boards.

Stewartville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-12 record.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Stewartville Tigers face off against the Pine Island Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Zumbrota-Mazeppa has already played their next game (against Plainview-Elgin-Millville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.