Nokomis had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 61-33 win over the Sandoval Blackhawks. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nokomis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalie Brownback, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Tarter, who posted 12 points and five steals.
Redskins
| 01/17/25 vs Sandoval | 61-33 |
| 01/15/25 vs Shelbyville | 71-37 |
| 01/13/25 vs Edinburg/South Fork | 67-37 |
| 12/12/24 vs Altamont | 41-31 |
| 12/09/24 vs Ramsey | 51-11 |
| + 10 more games |
Nokomis pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.2% in those games and 28.6% outside of them. As for Sandoval, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Nokomis will challenge Lincolnwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nokomis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Lincolnwood likes a good challenge. As for Sandoval, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 42-20 defeat against Ramsey on the 21st.
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