There's no place like home for McCook, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They escaped with a win on Saturday against the Minden Whippets by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. The 46-point effort marked the Bison's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Despite the loss, Minden still got an impressive performance from Brett Eckhardt, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. Eckhardt has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more boards the last 11 times he's played. Luke Grollmes was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points.
Bison
| 01/18/25 vs Minden | 46-45 |
| 01/10/25 vs Gothenburg | 59-56 |
| 01/07/25 vs Broken Bow | 69-44 |
| 12/20/24 vs Kearney Catholic | 55-45 |
| 12/06/24 vs Chase County | 56-44 |
McCook's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Minden, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.
McCook will face off against Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McCook is facing Lexington at the right time seeing as Lexington is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Minden, they are taking a road trip to challenge St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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