Basketball Recap: Century Wins High-Profile Contest Against Mandan

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 vs Dickinson	41
01/07/25 vs Minot	38
02/04/25 @ Dickinson	35
12/13/24 @ Campbell County	32
12/14/24 @ Thunder Basin	26

On Friday, Century faced Mandan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Century Patriots were the clear victor by a 61-38 margin over the Mandan Braves. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.

Century has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Mandan, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-3.

Looking ahead, Century will face off against Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on February 14th. As for Mandan, they will welcome Williston at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Williston knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Mandan likes a good challenge.