The Mineral Point Pointers will square off against the Belmont Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Mineral Point humbled Southwestern with a 70-29 victory. The Pointers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 28 points or more this season.
Belmont has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 59-55 to Belleville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Mineral Point is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Belmont, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
Mineral Point took their win against Belmont in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 48-27. Will Mineral Point repeat their success, or does Belmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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