Kenyon-Wanamingo is 2-8 against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights will take on the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 7:15 p.m.
Kenyon-Wanamingo is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton, falling 77-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 77-38 stomp they got against the Knights. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Kenyon-Wanamingo might still be hurting after the 70-47 defeat they got from New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva in their previous matchup back in January. Can Kenyon-Wanamingo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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