Linden-McKinley has won three straight games at home, while Whetstone has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Linden-McKinley Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Whetstone Braves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Linden-McKinley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Beechcroft, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Linden-McKinley took down Beechcroft 35-16 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Whetstone hadn't done well against Northland recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Whetstone escaped with a win against Northland by the margin of a single free throw, 56-55.
Linden-McKinley's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Whetstone, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Linden-McKinley strolled past Whetstone when the teams last played back in January by a score of 58-41. Does Linden-McKinley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whetstone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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