The Martin County West girls basketball team won its fourth straight game and put itself in a position to finish in second place in the Valley Conference with a 68-35 win over Cleveland Thursday night in Sherburn.
MCW is 16-4 overall and 12-3 in the conference.
The Mavericks and Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther are both 12-3 in league play and meet at 5:45 p.m. Saturday in Trimont in the final conference game of the season. All other teams have finished conference play.
St. Clair has won the conference title with a 15-1 record. Saturday’s winner between the Mavericks and Jaguars will finish in second place in the Valley while the loser will tie for third with Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial.
Emily Anderson led Martin County West in scoring with 28 points Thursday, with Maddie Carlson scoring 17.
VALLEY CONFERENCE
Girls basketball standings
St. Clair 15-1
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 12-4
GHECTML 12-3
Martin County West 12-3
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 6-10
Mankato Loyola 6-10
Nicollet 5-11
Cleveland 3-13
Madelia 0-16
Conference games only
MARTIN COUNTY WEST GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sat., Nov. 25: Edgerton at Minnesota West, W 38-35
Mon., Nov. 27: at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, W 50-37
Fri., Dec. 1: Nicollet, W 55-48
Mon., Dec. 4: at Mankato Loyola, W 46-26
Tues., Dec. 5: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 44-37
Tues., Dec. 12: at St. Clair, L 59-47
Fri., Dec, 15: at GHECTML, L 39-28
Mon., Dec. 18: at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 70-50
Thurs., Dec. 21: Windom, W 67-62
Fri., Jan. 5: Madelia, W 59-35
Mon., Jan. 8: at Cleveland, W 53-16
Thurs., Jan. 11: Fairmont, L 66-49
Tues., Jan. 16: at Nicollet, W 55-51
Fri., Jan. 19: Mankato Loyola, W 56-35
Mon., Jan. 22: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 47-46
Thurs., Jan. 25: St. Clair, L 61-52
Mon., Jan. 29: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, W 59-40
Fri., Feb. 2: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 60-36
Mon., Feb. 5: at Madelia, W 70-38
Thurs., Feb. 8: Cleveland, W 68-35
Sat., Feb. 10: GHECTML (Trimont), 5:45 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 12: at Blue Earth Area, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 15: Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 19: at St. James Area, 7:15 p.m.
Home games at Sherburn unless noted otherwise