Preview: Minnewaska Area Lakers vs. Montevideo Thunderhawks
The Minnewaska Area Lakers will head out on the road to face off against the Montevideo Thunderhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Minnewaska Area has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Montevideo will arrive with ten straight victories.
Last Monday, Minnewaska Area was the victim of a rough 69-46 defeat at the hands of Osakis. While losing is never fun, Minnewaska Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Osakis is ranked 74th).
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Montevideo proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 86-78. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Minnewaska Area's loss dropped their record down to 2-25. As for Montevideo, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6.
Minnewaska Area was taken down by Montevideo 78-42 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Minnewaska Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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