Holdrege lost against Minden back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Holdrege Dusters took a 50-36 bruising from the Minden Whippets. While losing is never fun, the Dusters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Whippets are ranked sixth).
Minden's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mattie Kamery led the charge by going 7 for 12 on her way to 17 points and four steals. Kamery is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last eight games she's played. Makenna Betty was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven boards and three steals.
Holdrege's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Minden, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Holdrege will head out on the road to take on Ogallala at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ogallala is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Holdrege a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Minden, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cozad at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th.
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