Wabasha-Kellogg is 0-10 against the Bulldogs since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Wabasha-Kellogg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Wabasha-Kellogg was beaten by the Knights 58-29. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Wabasha-Kellogg's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ileana DeAngel, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 62.1% of Wabasha-Kellogg's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Paddock, who scored two points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Wabasha-Kellogg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Plainview-Elgin-Millville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kenyon-Wanamingo as Plainview-Elgin-Millville made off with a 64-42 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Plainview-Elgin-Millville.
Wabasha-Kellogg's defeat was their 23rd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Plainview-Elgin-Millville, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Wabasha-Kellogg was dealt a bruising 71-21 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Wabasha-Kellogg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
