Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!

It hasn't snowed yet! You still have a chance to watch games tonight before hunkering down by the fire the rest of the week. Here are your match-ups for the night!   1AA Holy Family at 3AA Maranatha Christian Academy   One. [player_tooltip player_id='1287442' first='Kole' last='Hanson'] vs Trell McCrimmon. It's been a great season for Trell but tonight he gets one of the elite guards in the state in [player_tooltip player_id='1287442' first='Kole' last='Hanson']. Trell has been up for the challenge before!   Two. Michael Richelson vs Greysyn Rennie. Rennie scores a dozen a game, Richelson scores ten a game but is a bigger guard.   Three. [player_tooltip player_id='1492567' first='Braylon' last='Cummings'] vs JaRory Purnell. Two guys that work hard and score four/five buckets a contest, Cummings has been a great surprise.   Four. [player_tooltip player_id='1492564' first='Collin' last='Mulholland'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1617685' first='Bailey' last='Mcdonald']. The 6'10 versatile Chattanooga signed big and the MCA leading scorer who is the fourth guard on the floor. This is your sample of size against speed.   Five. [player_tooltip player_id='962212' first='Boden' last='Kapke'] vs Nick Anderson. Anderson is an active 6'5/6'6 forward, Kapke is the 6'10 physical low post monster. Anderson is active and long, Kapke is a nationally ranked big.   Our Prediction: MCA was able to use speed to combat the size of NLA twice this year and that speed will bother the Fire. But Mulholland and Kapke are much bigger than NLA and they are better. And Hanson is a different type of guard versus pressure. Holy Family will have its struggles but win by six.   3AAAA Wayzata at 6AAAA Minnetonka   PG: [player_tooltip player_id='1167554' first='Hayden' last='Tibbits'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1284083' first='Andy' last='Stefonowicz']. A top senior lead guard against a top junior lead guard.   Guard: [player_tooltip player_id='1436435' first='Jake' last='Schmitt'] vs Greyson Uelman. Won't defend one another but they will play key roles, Jake scores 10 a game, Greyson is a top defender.   Wing: [player_tooltip player_id='1201757' first='Spencer' last='Hall'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1284162' first='Jordan' last='Cain']. These are hard working, 12/13 point per game wings.   Big: Jackson McAndews vs [player_tooltip player_id='962205' first='Jalen' last='Cain']. Here is the size difference sample for the team, Jackson is a 6'11 frontcourt player while Cain does a lot of quality paint work at 6'3.   Our Prediction: Wayzata was rolling everybody in 2023 until EP shocked them recently. Can Tonka do the same? Wayzata won by a dozen last time, we say they are mad from the last loss and Trojans win by 7.   1AAAA Park Center at 7AAAA Andover   [player_tooltip player_id='1172835' first='Casmir' last='Chavis'] vs Sammy Musungu. Two strong, athletic, quick burst players. Sammy is scoring 21 a game, Chavis the state MVP so far.   [player_tooltip player_id='962199' first='CJ' last='O'Hara'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='962246' first='Ben' last='Kopetzki']. Don't know that O'Hara will defend Ben but it would be fun to watch these to recent top ten names on the Mr. Basketball list go at it.   [player_tooltip player_id='962202' first='JJ' last='Ware'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1446222' first='Landyn' last='Nelson']. Ware is scoring 17/18 a contest while Nelson is 6'4 and the third leading Andover scorer.   Our Prediction: Andover will be jacked for this game but the Pirates are so deep and now [player_tooltip player_id='1549538' first='Jackson' last='Fowlkes'] is playing great basketball making them deeper. Pirates by 14.   6A Northland at 9A Cherry   [player_tooltip player_id='962322' first='Alec' last='Wake'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1288733' first='Isaac' last='Asuma']. Wake is averaging 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6.5 assists a game and now gets his chance to lead his team against a top Cherry squad led by a high major recruit. Big chance for Wake and his teammates.   [player_tooltip player_id='1288766' first='Aiden' last='Carlson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1579910' first='Noah' last='Sundquist']. Carlson scores 14.5 a game at wing/forward while Sundquist is scoring 17 a contest. They along with [player_tooltip player_id='1617789' first='Nolan' last='Carlson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1601068' first='Noah' last='Asuma'] are the other big options in this game.   Our Prediction: Cherry needs a rebound after losing the game to Cass Lake-Bena while Northland is the motivated, veteran team. Northland is much older and will have the motivation, Cherry more talented but younger and prone to some lulls. Tough game to pick, heart says that Northland could get it but hurt also says Isaac will have a huge game. I say Cherry by one.   Waconia at 3AAA Benilde-St. Margaret's   [player_tooltip player_id='1572689' first='Jalen' last='Wilson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1434056' first='Jackson' last='Hayes']. Many match-ups to go here but I picked these two because they are in that 6'5/6'6/6'7 range with post up game and face-up skills out to the arc.   Our Prediction: Waconia beating BSM turned their season around as they were 3-10 at the time. BSM is well aware of that and knows they can't afford a loss here because of league and section spots. BSM by a dozen.

It hasn't snowed yet! You still have a chance to watch games tonight before hunkering down by the fire the rest of the week. Here are your match-ups for the night!