The Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Cherry Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nashwauk-Keewatin has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Cherry will arrive with nine straight wins.
Nashwauk-Keewatin suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Cherry, falling 100-28. While losing is never fun, Nashwauk-Keewatin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while Cherry is ranked 14th).
Nashwauk-Keewatin dropped their record down to 1-13 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Cherry, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Nashwauk-Keewatin took a serious blow against Cherry when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 100-28. Can Nashwauk-Keewatin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
