Basketball Game Preview: Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks vs. St. Paul Central Minutemen

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Previous 3 Games

01/14/23 - Home	72-32 W
12/10/19 - Away	89-28 W
01/04/18 - Home	79-42 W

Robbinsdale Cooper is 3-0 against St. Paul Central since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks will challenge the St. Paul Central Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Robbinsdale Cooper is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Robbinsdale Cooper was beaten by St. Anthony Village 68-37. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Huskies are ranked 91st).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul Central). They managed a 68-64 victory over Camden on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.

St. Paul Central's win came from a few key players Robbinsdale Cooper will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cynara Easley, who posted 21 points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Mireya Jefferson, who scored 18 points.

Robbinsdale Cooper's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for St. Paul Central, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.

Everything came up roses for Robbinsdale Cooper against St. Paul Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 72-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robbinsdale Cooper since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.