Worthington is on a three-game streak of home losses, Luverne a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Worthington Trojans will welcome the Luverne Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Worthington was beaten by New Ulm 105-40. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Eagles are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-32, which was the final score in Luverne's tilt against Windom on Tuesday.
Luverne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Worthington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Worthington took their victory against Luverne when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 65-44. Will Worthington repeat their success, or does Luverne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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