Basketball Game Preview: Dassel-Cokato Chargers vs. New London-Spicer Wildcats

Dassel-Cokato and New London-Spicer are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Dassel-Cokato Chargers will be playing at home against the New London-Spicer Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dassel-Cokato's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.

If Dassel-Cokato beats New London-Spicer with 68 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Dassel-Cokato snuck past Humboldt with a 68-63 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by exactly five points.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when New London-Spicer faced off against Willmar on Saturday. New London-Spicer took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Willmar.

New London-Spicer has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Dassel-Cokato, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Dassel-Cokato came up short against New London-Spicer in their previous meeting back in February, falling 73-66. Can Dassel-Cokato avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.