The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers will square off against the New London-Spicer Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully New London-Spicer likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to Litchfield.
Meanwhile, New London-Spicer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They took an 88-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glencoe-Silver Lake. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Panthers are ranked 65th).
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. As for New London-Spicer, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted took their victory against New London-Spicer when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 69-44. Will Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted repeat their success, or does New London-Spicer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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