Pine Island is 2-8 against Zumbrota-Mazeppa since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pine Island Panthers face off against the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pine Island came up short against Chatfield and fell 58-51. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Zumbrota-Mazeppa's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were beaten by Byron 73-41. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Bears are ranked 24th).
Pine Island's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Pine Island strolled past Zumbrota-Mazeppa in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 60-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Island since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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