Basketball Recap: Red Cloud Piles Up the Points Against Harvard

Warriors

Team Score

01/10/25 @ Harvard	68
01/04/25 @ Lewiston	66
01/03/25 @ Rock Hills	62
12/06/24 vs Lawrence-Nelson	55
12/27/24 @ Hershey	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Red Cloud). They really took it to the Harvard Cardinals for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-16 victory. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 28 points or more this season.

Red Cloud got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiva Rust out in front who posted 17 points. The match was Rust's third in a row with at least ten points. Josie Faimon was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Red Cloud pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Harvard, they are on a 30-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Red Cloud won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Elba at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Red Cloud has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Harvard, they and Kenesaw will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.