Basketball Game Preview: Blue Earth Buccaneers vs. Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons

The Blue Earth Buccaneers and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Earth will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Friday, Blue Earth had to suffer through a 69-22 loss at the hands of Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center]. The match marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons ended up a good deal behind Grand Meadow on Friday and lost 60-44. While losing is never fun, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while Grand Meadow is ranked 100th).

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Blue Earth, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.