Basketball Game Preview: Win-E-Mac Patriots vs. Fertile-Beltrami Falcons

Win-E-Mac hasn't had much luck against Fertile-Beltrami recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Win-E-Mac Patriots will challenge the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Win-E-Mac is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Lake Park-Audubon with a sharp 79-58 win on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Fertile-Beltrami unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Grand Forks.

Win-E-Mac's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Fertile-Beltrami, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.

Win-E-Mac was taken down by Fertile-Beltrami 77-45 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Win-E-Mac avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.