If Willmar was feeling good fresh off their 84-60 takedown of Hutchinson last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Willmar Cardinals took a blow against the Alexandria Cardinals on Thursday, falling 96-43. Willmar was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-22.
It was another big night for Chase Thompson, who went 14 for 23 on his way to 35 points for Alexandria. That makes it three consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least a third of Alexandria's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Witt, who went 6 of 14 to rack up 16 points.
Willmar's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Alexandria, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Willmar has already played their next matchup (against New Ulm), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Alexandria, they will square off against Apollo at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Alexandria knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 games -- so hopefully Apollo likes a good challenge.
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