The Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans will face off against the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Nashwauk-Keewatin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will come in with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, Nashwauk-Keewatin came up short against Greenway and fell 68-55.
Meanwhile, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 67-23 win over Blackduck. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 26 points or more this season.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.0 points over those games. As for Nashwauk-Keewatin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Nashwauk-Keewatin took their win against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 76-54. In that matchup, Nashwauk-Keewatin amassed a halftime lead of 76-54, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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