The Cromwell Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cromwell pushed their score all the way to 67 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Chisholm. Cromwell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Cromwell had strong showings from Brady Dahl, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Dylan Nyberg, who scored 26 points. Nyberg continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Nyberg, who scored five points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Nashwauk-Keewatin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 86-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hill City. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Cromwell's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for Nashwauk-Keewatin, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Cromwell came out on top in a nail-biter against Nashwauk-Keewatin in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 46-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cromwell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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