If Waconia was riding high fresh off their 67-46 takedown of Jefferson last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Waconia Wildcats fell 69-59 to the Orono Spartans on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Spartans are ranked fourth).
Waconia has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Orono, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Waconia will head out to challenge Eden Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eden Prairie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.8 points per game this season. Orono has already played their next contest (against Benilde-St. Margaret's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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