The Minnetonka Skippers will head out to take on the Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Minnetonka was able to grind out a solid victory over Buffalo, taking the game 57-46. Given the Skippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Bison are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Minnehaha Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Hubmen / Jaguars 77-55. The Red Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 22 points or more this season.
Minnehaha Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.8 points per game. As for Minnetonka, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Minnetonka strolled past Minnehaha Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a score of 66-52. Does Minnetonka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Minnehaha Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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