Basketball Recap: Forreston Piles Up the Points Against Durand

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 vs Orangeville	38
02/13/25 @ Durand	37
01/02/25 @ Ashton-Franklin Center	37
01/07/25 vs Polo	34
01/31/25 @ Orangeville	33

Forreston won the last time they faced Durand and things went their way on Thursday too. The Forreston Cardinals blew past the Durand Bulldogs 73-36. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Durand lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ethan Rager, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Hayden Sughroue was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points.

Forreston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Durand, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-22 record this season.

Forreston has already played their next match, a 58-48 loss against Dakota on the 14th. As for Durand, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 89-22 defeat against Pecatonica on the 14th.