Basketball Preview: Northfield Raiders vs. Mankato East Cougars
Northfield hasn't had much luck against Mankato East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Northfield Raiders will be playing at home against the Mankato East Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Northfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
Northfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 71-51 margin over Faribault on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Grace Mostad had a dynamite game for Northfield, going 7 for 11 en route to 18 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Livingston, who scored 11 points in addition to six rebounds.
Northfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mankato East was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 69-46 to Austin.
Mankato East's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northfield, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Northfield came up short against Mankato East when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-49. Can Northfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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