Pine Island is 0-10 against Goodhue since January of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pine Island Panthers duke it out with the Goodhue Wildcats at 7:15 p.m.
Pine Island came up short against Lourdes on Friday, falling 69-45. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Eagles are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Goodhue). They blew past New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 82-61 on Saturday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Goodhue's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Pine Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Pine Island lost to Goodhue on the road by a decisive 68-51 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Pine Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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