01/10/25 @ Red Lake | 68-57 |
01/07/25 @ Blackduck | 76-20 |
01/03/25 @ Sebeka | 87-61 |
12/20/24 vs Chisholm | 87-48 |
12/19/24 @ Laporte | 84-21 |
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley entered their tilt with Red Lake on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 68-57 win over the Red Lake Warriors. This was payback for the Wolves, who suffered an 89-69 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Red Lake's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyrone Beaulieu Jr, who posted 17 points and six rebounds. Beaulieu Jr's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kingbird, who had seven points in addition to 11 boards and three steals.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.4 points per game. As for Red Lake, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will head out to challenge Verndale at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Verndale likes a good challenge. As for Red Lake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 77-75 win against Fond du Lac Ojibwe O on the 11th.
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