The Minden Whippets will head out on the road to take on the St. Paul Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Minden is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering McCook just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to the 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).
Meanwhile, St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 54-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ord.
Minden's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Minden skirted past St. Paul 43-41 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minden since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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