Kelliher/Northome is 2-8 against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kelliher/Northome Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kelliher/Northome is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 88-63 to Littlefork-Big Falls, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Vikings are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 81-63 victory over the Pirates.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.6 points per game. As for Kelliher/Northome, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Kelliher/Northome came up short against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 87-79. Can Kelliher/Northome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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