The Four Winds/Minnewaukan Indians will face off against the Thompson Tommies at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Four Winds/Minnewaukan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Four Winds/Minnewaukan didn't have quite enough to beat Hillsboro/Central Valley and fell 57-55.
Meanwhile, Thompson faced Devils Lake in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Thompson took a 76-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Devils Lake. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (60), the Tommies still had to take the loss.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan will need to focus on slowing down Braden Tyce, one of several Thompson players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 60% from the field on his way to 14 points. That's the most points Tyce has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Karter Peterson, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 17 points.
Even though they lost, Thompson was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 14 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Thompson, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Four Winds/Minnewaukan might still be hurting after the 69-47 defeat they got from Thompson when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peterson, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Four Winds/Minnewaukan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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