Minden is 10-0 against Lexington since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Minden Whippets will look to defend their home court against the Lexington Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Minden focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
On Saturday, everything went Minden's way against Ogallala as Minden made off with a 67-46 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-17.
Minden's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Myla Emery, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. Emery's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsie Land, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Minden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Ogallala, falling 66-31. The Minutemen were down 52-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Minden, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Minden against Lexington when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 55-13 victory. In that matchup, Minden amassed a halftime lead of 32-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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