The Kasson-Mantorville Komets will take on the Byron Bears at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Kasson-Mantorville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past St. Francis with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 79-63. Given the Komets' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Fighting Saints are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Byron entered their tilt with Roseville on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Raiders 78-43. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 34 points or more this season.
Byron pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for Kasson-Mantorville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Kasson-Mantorville took a serious blow against Byron when the teams last played back in March, falling 81-53. Can Kasson-Mantorville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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