This season hasn't been kind to the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes, who are still winless after their fifth game. They took a 63-49 bruising from Minneota on Friday. While losing is never fun, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while Minneota is ranked 76th).
Loss or not, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda got some senior leadership from Logan Gass who scored 15 points and Sam Goedtke who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. That's the first time this season that Gass scored 15 or more points.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Minneota, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lakeview at 3:00 p.m. on December 16th. Minneota won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Westbrook-Walnut Grove at 1:30 p.m. on December 16th.
