The Minico Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Idaho Falls Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Thursday, Minico was beaten by Preston 62-30. The Spartans have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Idaho Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 83-51 loss at the hands of Hillcrest. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Knights are ranked 22nd).
Idaho Falls' loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Minico didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Idaho Falls in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, but they still walked away with a 55-51 win. Does Minico have another victory up their sleeve, or will Idaho Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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