Basketball Game Preview: Mandan Braves vs. Williston Coyotes

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	70-47 W
02/06/24 - Away	79-42 W
12/22/23 - Home	80-43 W
02/25/22 - Neutral	68-22 W
02/26/21 - Neutral	105-28 W
+ 5 more games

Mandan has gone 9-1 against Williston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mandan Braves will host the Williston Coyotes at 5:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Mandan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Century, who was ranked 25th at the time (Mandan was ranked second). Mandan lost 61-38 to Century on Friday. The matchup marked the Braves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Williston suffered their closest loss since January 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Bismarck by a score of 75-73. The Coyotes haven't had much luck with the Demons recently, as the team's come up short the last nine times they've met.

Mandan's defeat dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Williston, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Everything went Mandan's way against Williston in their previous meeting back in January, as Mandan made off with a 70-47 victory. Does Mandan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Williston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.