Sebeka is 0-10 against Henning since February of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Sebeka Trojans will host the Henning Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Sebeka came up short against Verndale and fell 72-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Sebeka saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Max Lake went 6 of 15 en route to 15 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Trevin Lee, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Henning had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They took down the Huskies 73-57. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Huskies are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henning pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Sebeka, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Sebeka was dealt a bruising 90-39 defeat at the hands of Henning when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sebeka was down 90-39.
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