Basketball Game Preview: Houston Hurricanes vs. Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms

The Houston Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Houston comes in on three and Blooming Prairie on eight.

Houston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 51-40 win over Lanesboro. The Hurricanes' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Morgan Rohweder

Rebounds

01/14/25 @ LeRoy-Ostrander	15
02/27/25 vs Lanesboro	14
02/04/25 vs Wabasha-Kellogg	14
02/10/25 vs LeRoy-Ostrander	13
02/08/25 vs Lanesboro	13
+ 22 more games

Houston's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Morgan Rohweder, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Carter Geiwitz, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. Rohweder has become a key player for Houston: the team is 16-3 when he posts at least eight boards, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Rodriguez, who posted nine points.

Houston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Blooming Prairie beat Wabasha-Kellogg 68-57 on Thursday.

Blooming Prairie pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Houston, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.

Things could have been worse for Houston, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 69-52 loss to Blooming Prairie when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Houston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.