The Grand Meadow Superlarks will challenge the Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grand Meadow has 15 straight wins, Wabasha-Kellogg has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Grand Meadow is returning to their home court after beating Lanesboro on theirs, despite the fact Lanesboro has dominated at home this season. Grand Meadow pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over Lanesboro on Friday.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Wabasha-Kellogg duked it out with Dover-Eyota on Friday. Wabasha-Kellogg took a blow against Dover-Eyota, falling 74-32. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Eagles are ranked 71st).
Despite the loss, Wabasha-Kellogg saw an underclassman step up: freshman Annalise Wobbe posted six points along with ten rebounds and three steals. Wobbe is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last 12 games she's played. Alaina McCann was another key player, putting up five points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Wabasha-Kellogg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.
Grand Meadow pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points over those games. As for Wabasha-Kellogg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.
Everything came up roses for Grand Meadow against Wabasha-Kellogg when the teams last played on February 1st, as the team secured a 66-26 win. In that match, Grand Meadow amassed a halftime lead of 47-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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