Basketball Game Preview: Martin County West Mavericks vs. Windom Eagles

The Martin County West Mavericks will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Windom Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Martin County West is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Nicollet. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (60), the Mavericks still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Windom ended up a good deal behind Redwood Valley on Friday and lost 106-89. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Martin County West's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Windom, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-4.

Martin County West strolled past Windom in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 by a score of 76-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martin County West since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.