After flying high against St. Cecilia last Thursday, Minden came back down to earth. The Minden Whippets were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 46-45 to the McCook Bison. While losing is never fun, the Whippets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Bison are ranked 39th).
| 01/18/25 @ McCook | 15 |
| 01/16/25 vs St. Cecilia | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Ravenna | 10 |
| 01/10/25 @ Valentine | 12 |
| 01/07/25 vs Beatrice | 10 |
Despite the loss, Minden still got an impressive performance from Brett Eckhardt, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. Eckhardt has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last 11 times he's played. Luke Grollmes was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points.
Even though they lost, Minden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.
Minden moved to 7-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for McCook, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Minden will head out on the road to take on St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minden is facing St. Paul at the right time seeing as St. Paul is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for McCook, they will host Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in McCook's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Lexington has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
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