Cozad hasn't had much luck against Minden recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Cozad Haymakers will head out on the road to face off against the Minden Whippets at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cozad is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Holdrege on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cozad came up short against Holdrege, falling 49-23. While losing is never fun, the Haymakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Dusters are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Minden's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a hard 54-40 fall against Gothenburg. The game marked the Whippets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Defeat or not, Minden got some senior leadership from Makenna Betty and Kinsie Land. Betty posted eight points and seven rebounds, while Land almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Land is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game.
Even though they lost, Minden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Cozad's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Minden, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-2.
Cozad took a serious blow against Minden in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 63-22. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cozad was down 33-8.
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