Basketball Recap: Minnehaha Academy's Loss Ends Eight-Game Winning Streak on the Road

Red Hawks

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 @ Benilde-St. Margaret's	75-79
12/21/24 vs Cass Lake-Bena	101-35
12/18/24 vs St. Croix Lutheran	87-58
12/07/24 vs Visitation	79-48
12/06/24 vs Breck	108-21

If Minnehaha Academy was feeling good fresh off their 101-35 takedown of Cass Lake-Bena last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks fell to the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights 79-75. The Red Hawks' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Minnehaha Academy's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3. As for Benilde-St. Margaret's, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.

Minnehaha Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Stewartville at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Minnehaha Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Benilde-St. Margaret's, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Mahtomedi at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Mahtomedi has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.