Basketball Game Preview: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights

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Previous Games

01/05/24 - Away	70-47 W
12/09/22 - Neutral	58-43 W
12/09/21 - Away	74-46 W
11/21/19 - Home	71-44 W
11/27/18 - Away	67-64 W
+ 5 more games

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva is 8-2 against Kenyon-Wanamingo since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers will host the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights at 7:15 p.m. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Kenyon-Wanamingo likes a good challenge.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 77-38 stomp they got against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Kenyon-Wanamingo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton, falling 77-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton are ranked 118th).

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.8 points. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.

Everything went New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's way against Kenyon-Wanamingo when the teams last played back in January, as New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva made off with a 70-47 win. Will New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva repeat their success, or does Kenyon-Wanamingo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.