If Heartland was riding high fresh off their 72-28 takedown of Giltner last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Heartland Huskies took a hard 60-46 fall against the McCool Junction Mustangs on Saturday. The Huskies were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Heartland lost, don't look at Thane Wetjen. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Trenton Goertzen was another key player, putting up four points along with five rebounds and three steals.
It was another big night for Mapieu Kouchinin, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds for McCool Junction. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Kouchinin has scored at least a third of McCool Junction's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja Soukup, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Heartland dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McCool Junction, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heartland will take on Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season. As for McCool Junction, they will challenge Lawrence-Nelson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence-Nelson has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 175 points over their last three contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
