The Beatrice Orangemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 24 points or more this season. They took their game on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 61-18 victory over St. Paul. With Beatrice ahead 48-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Paul struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Beatrice's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for St. Paul, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Beatrice will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against O'Neill at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Hopefully O'Neill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday. St. Paul will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against North Central at 2:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Hopefully North Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday.
