Basketball Game Preview: Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Warbirds vs. Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] Bison

The Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Warbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Wyndmere/Lidgerwood is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since February 28, 2024 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Maple River 59-57. The victory was nothing new for the Warbirds as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Colts 63-49.

Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay]'s win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Wyndmere/Lidgerwood, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Wyndmere/Lidgerwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 51-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wyndmere/Lidgerwood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.