The Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds will square off against the Loyola Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Loyola will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop had to suffer through a 78-46 loss at the hands of Lester Prairie. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, Loyola posted their biggest win since December 7, 2024 on Saturday. They blew past New Ulm Cathedral 62-27.
Loyola pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop strolled past Loyola in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-33. Will Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop repeat their success, or does Loyola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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