Menahga is 2-8 against Wadena-Deer Creek since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Menahga Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Menahga was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 72-66 to Sebeka. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (62), Menahga still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Wadena-Deer Creek came up short against West Central Area on Tuesday and fell 73-65. While losing is never fun, Wadena-Deer Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while West Central Area is ranked 28th).
Menahga's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Wadena-Deer Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season.
Menahga came up short against Wadena-Deer Creek in their previous matchup back in January, falling 70-65. Can Menahga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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