Ogallala and Minden are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Ogallala Indians will take on the Minden Whippets in a tournament on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ogallala saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They came out on top against Holdrege by a score of 58-45.
Meanwhile, Minden had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Haymakers 63-22. With the Whippets ahead 33-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Ogallala better focus on containing Myla Emery and Mattie Kamery as the pair were huge in Minden's win. Emery posted 20 points in addition to five boards and four steals, while Kamery went 6 for 13 on her way to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Kamery's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Starkey, who had two points and six steals.
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 four consecutive games.
Ogallala is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Minden, their victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Ogallala might still be hurting after the 67-46 defeat they got from Minden in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ogallala was down 38-17.
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