Montevideo hasn't had much luck against West Central Area recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Montevideo Thunderhawks will head out on the road to face off against the West Central Area Knights at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Montevideo sitting on four straight wins and West Central Area on five.
Montevideo will bounce into Friday's game after beating Redwood Valley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Montevideo's way against Redwood Valley on Tuesday as Montevideo made off with an 80-59 victory. The Thunderhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Central Area won against Ada-Borup/Norman County West on Saturday with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. West Central Area managed a 60-56 win over Ada-Borup. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly four points.
West Central Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Montevideo, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Things could have been worse for Montevideo, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-46 loss to West Central Area in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Montevideo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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