Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda is on a five-game streak of home losses, Westbrook-Walnut Grove a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes will take on the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. Their tough 72-46 loss to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda in their matchups with Russell-Tyler-Ruthton: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda saw an underclassman step up: Bryce Nielsen scored 13 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nielsen has scored all season. Sam Goedtke was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Westbrook-Walnut Grove pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 69-56 to Sleepy Eye. While losing is never fun, Westbrook-Walnut Grove can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while Sleepy Eye is ranked 82nd).
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Westbrook-Walnut Grove, they have fallen quite a ways from their 23-4 record last season and are now at 1-15.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda lost to Westbrook-Walnut Grove at home by a decisive 55-41 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
