The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots won the last time they faced the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes, and things went their way on Friday too. Hills-Beaver Creek walked away with a 65-53 win over the Coyotes. Given Hills-Beaver Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Coyotes are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda still got an impressive performance from Logan Hattendorf, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tim Salentiny, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Hills-Beaver Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Hills-Beaver Creek and the Cardinals will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Luverne has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,076 points over their last 15 matchups. As for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, they will head out on the road to challenge the Flying Dutchmen at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Edgerton is on a six-game streak of home losses, the Coyotes a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
