The Beulah Miners will head out on the road to challenge the Kindred Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beulah has given up an average of 54.1 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Beulah is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Shiloh Christian, who was ranked fourth at the time (Beulah was ranked 20th). Beulah lost 72-51 to Shiloh Christian on Thursday. The Miners' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Kindred entered their tilt with Wahpeton on Wednesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They strolled past the Huskies with points to spare, taking the game 55-40.
Kindred pushed their record up to 24-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for Beulah, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Beulah suffered a grim 84-61 defeat to Kindred in their previous meeting back in January. Can Beulah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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