Basketball Game Preview: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves vs. Blackduck Drakes

The Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves will head out to challenge the Blackduck Drakes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley has three straight wins, Blackduck has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Walker-Hackensack-Akeley beats Blackduck with 87 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Walker-Hackensack-Akeley's way against Sebeka on Friday as Walker-Hackensack-Akeley made off with an 87-61 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-35, which was the final score in Blackduck's tilt against Clearbrook-Gonvick on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Drakes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Bears are ranked 105th).

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.4 points per game. As for Blackduck, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Everything came up roses for Walker-Hackensack-Akeley against Blackduck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 79-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walker-Hackensack-Akeley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.