Preview: Mabel-Canton Cougars vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights
The Mabel-Canton Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, a fact Mabel-Canton proved on Friday. They strolled past LeRoy-Ostrander with points to spare, taking the game 86-68. The victory was just what Mabel-Canton needed coming off of a 91-69 defeat in their prior matchup.
Mabel-Canton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayden Erickson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Erickson has scored all season. Riley Snell was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kenyon-Wanamingo came up short against Blooming Prairie on Friday and fell 65-57. While losing is never fun, Kenyon-Wanamingo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Blooming Prairie is ranked 123rd).
Mabel-Canton now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
