Basketball Recap: Greenway Skates Past Cook County with Ease

Raiders

Team Score

12/27/24 vs Cook County	91
12/10/24 vs Chisholm	82
12/17/24 @ Rush City	59
12/06/24 vs Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]	58
12/03/24 @ Proctor	57

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenway). They blew past the Cook County Vikings, posting a 91-54 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted since December 28, 2023.

Cook County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Denali Blackwell, who posted 22 points and eight rebounds, and Rohan Rude, who had 16 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Parker Backstrom, who put up five points.

Greenway moved to 2-7 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Cook County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Two Harbors the next time they take the court. Greenway will head out to face Two Harbors at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Cook County will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.