Minden entered their tilt with Ogallala on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They managed a 55-49 victory over the Ogallala Indians. Given the Whippets' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Indians are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 vs Ogallala | 20 |
| 01/28/25 vs Cozad | 15 |
| 01/24/25 @ Holdrege | 17 |
| 01/21/25 @ St. Paul | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ McCook | 26 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Minden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mattie Kamery, who went 6 for 11 en route to 20 points. Kamery's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Makenna Starkey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Minden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Ogallala saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aniston O'Neil went 7 of 16 on her way to 19 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave O'Neil a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Shaydyn Rasby, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Minden's win bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Ogallala, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Minden didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-40 loss against Gothenburg on the 1st. As for Ogallala, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 39-37 victory against McCook on the 1st.
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