Basketball Game Preview: Red Lake County Central Mustangs vs. Cass Lake-Bena Panthers

By Team Reports Dec 18, 2023, 2:20am

Preview: Red Lake County Central Mustangs vs. Cass Lake-Bena Panthers

Red Lake County Central is 0-5 against Cass Lake-Bena since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Red Lake County Central Mustangs will be home for the holidays to greet the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Two weeks ago, Red Lake County Central was fully in charge, breezing past Goodridge/Grygla 96-61 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Lake County Central.

Meanwhile, Cass Lake-Bena scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took down Red Lake 88-70. The victory was all the more spectacular given Cass Lake-Bena's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while Red Lake is ranked 21st).

Red Lake County Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cass Lake-Bena, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.

Red Lake County Central ended up a good deal behind Cass Lake-Bena in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, losing 89-72. Will Red Lake County Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.