The Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms will square off against the Houston Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Blooming Prairie comes in on eight and Houston on three.
Last Thursday, Blooming Prairie earned a 68-57 win over Wabasha-Kellogg.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Houston rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 51-40 victory over the Burros. The Hurricanes' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Houston had a senior duo take command as Morgan Rohweder dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards and Carter Geiwitz dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Rohweder is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 14 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Rodriguez, who posted nine points.
Houston was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 18-6 when they've passed the ball that well.
Blooming Prairie pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Blooming Prairie strolled past Houston in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 by a score of 69-52. Does Blooming Prairie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Houston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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