Area basketball roundup for Jan. 30-31: West Central Area girls pull away from Parkers Prairie

Area basketball roundup for Jan. 30-31: West Central Area girls pull away from Parkers Prairie

PARKERS PRAIRIE — A close back-and-forth battle between the Parkers Prairie girls basketball team and West Central Area turned into an eventual runaway. The Knights, the reigning Class A state champions, snapped the Panthers’ four-game winning streak with a 56-45 victory on Friday, Jan. 30, at Parkers Prairie High School. A close game throughout most of the first half, mistakes by the hosts proved to be the decider in the outcome of the game. “O…