Basketball Recap: Wyndmere/Lidgerwood's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

If Wyndmere/Lidgerwood was feeling good fresh off their 59-34 takedown of Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Warbirds took a 48-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maple River Eagles on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warbirds came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 66th in North Dakota, while the Eagles are ranked 241st in Minnesota).

Warbirds

Previous 5 Games

01/16/25 vs Maple River	35-48
01/11/25 @ Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter	59-34
01/09/25 vs Hankinson	54-14
01/06/25 @ Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah]	63-49
01/03/25 vs Sargent County	47-56

The loss snapped Wyndmere/Lidgerwood's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record. As for Maple River, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-16.

Wyndmere/Lidgerwood will head out on the road to face off against Sargent County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple River has already played their next game, a 56-38 win against Blue Earth on the 17th.