The Worthington Trojans will take on the Fairmont Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Worthington has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 3.
Last Tuesday, Worthington took a blow against Jackson County Central, falling 93-58. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Huskies are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairmont). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Windom 84-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Cardinals have posted against the Eagles since December 29, 2021.
Worthington's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Fairmont, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Worthington strolled past Fairmont in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 60-46. Will Worthington repeat their success, or does Fairmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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