Basketball Game Preview: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers vs. Murray County Central Rebels

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 1:35am

Basketball Preview: Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers vs. Murray County Central Rebels

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The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers are taking a road trip to take on the Murray County Central Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westbrook-Walnut Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Murray County Central will be coming in after a defeat.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Mountain Lake/Comfrey, posting a 72-44 win. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Mountain Lake/Comfrey are ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Murray County Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 76-62 fall against Southwest Minnesota Christian on Tuesday.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Murray County Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove took a serious blow against Murray County Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 83-52. Can Westbrook-Walnut Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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