The Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Kenyon-Wanamingo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Mabel-Canton likes a good challenge.
Kenyon-Wanamingo pushed their score all the way to 57 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 65-57 to Blooming Prairie. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Kenyon-Wanamingo still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, even though LeRoy-Ostrander scored an imposing 68 points on Friday, Mabel-Canton still came out on top. Mabel-Canton strolled past LeRoy-Ostrander with points to spare, taking the game 86-68. Mabel-Canton's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Mabel-Canton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hayden Erickson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Erickson has scored all season. Riley Snell was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds.
Kenyon-Wanamingo's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-13. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-13.
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