Cromwell is 10-0 against Cook County since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cromwell Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cook County Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cromwell was able to grind out a solid victory over Nashwauk-Keewatin, taking the game 77-68.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cromwell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Dahl, who scored 29 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Dahl has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Dylan Nyberg was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with five assists.
Meanwhile, Cook County earned a 82-74 win over International Falls on Saturday. The victory was just what Cook County needed coming off of a 90-50 defeat in their prior game.
Cook County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Denali Blackwell out in front who scored 21 points along with five assists and two steals. Blackwell hasn't dropped below 19 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Javantae Love, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Cromwell's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Cook County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Cromwell hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 69.8 points per game. However, it's not like Cook County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 62.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Cromwell took their victory against Cook County when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 80-59. Will Cromwell repeat their success, or does Cook County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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