Basketball Recap: Cozad Skates Past Minden with Ease

Haymakers

Margin (Wins)

12/05/24 vs Maxwell	52
12/28/24 @ Nebraska Christian	45
02/25/25 vs Minden	44
12/19/24 @ Cambridge	41
12/13/24 @ Hershey	37

Cozad had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point drubbing they dealt Minden on Tuesday. The Cozad Haymakers claimed a resounding 75-31 win over the Minden Whippets. The Haymakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.

Cozad's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kellen Shoemaker, who went 5-for-8 en route to 13 points along with five assists and four steals. That's the most assists Shoemaker has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Shoemaker, who put up 11 points and five steals.

Kellen wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Cozad was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Minden only five assists.

Minden lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Traelin Christensen, who had four points and five boards.

Cozad is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points over those games. Minden dropped their record down to 10-14 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Coming up, Cozad will square off against Chase County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chase County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season. Minden does not have any more games scheduled as of now.