Basketball Recap: Minden Comes Up Short

Minden was the 59-40 winner over Beatrice when they last played one another back in January of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Whippets took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orangemen on Tuesday. The Whippets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Minden saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Craig dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards set a new season-high mark for Craig. The team also got some help courtesy of Traelin Christensen, who posted eight points and six rebounds.

Leading Beatrice to victory were Boston Crawford and Harrison Vetrovsky. Crawford went 10-for-16 to rack up 32 points, while Vetrovsky had seven points in addition to 14 boards and seven steals. Crawford has become a key player for the Orangemen: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 2-5 otherwise. James Scholl also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Minden's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Beatrice, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-5.

Minden wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-53 victory against Ord on the 8th. As for Beatrice, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-42 win against Seward on the 9th.