Mountain Lake/Comfrey extended their losing streak to 12 on Friday, dropping them down to 1-12. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes. Mountain Lake/Comfrey was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2025.
As for Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-12. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thaddeus Bray, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. That's the most points Bray has posted since back in January of 2025. Bryce Nielsen was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Mountain Lake/Comfrey and Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Mountain Lake/Comfrey (ranked 343rd) will meet Edgerton (ranked 118th) at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda will square off against Madelia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (348 vs. 170).
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