Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday night is THE night for hoops across the nation! Here are the top match-ups in Minnesota with a prediction to go with them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3AA Breck at 6AA Blake </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2445429' first='Noah' last='Wagoner'] vs Mu Muhammad. A couple three/four a bucket a game guys who handle the ball and run their team. Similar contributions for each of the teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118459' first='Carson' last='McMichael'] vs DeAngelo Dungey. The two junior scorers, McMichael scores 22 a game, Dungey scores 14 a game, they do it differently but both are quality scorers in their grade. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caden Johnson vs [player_tooltip player_id='2140707' first='Waleed' last='Muhammad']. Wings at 6'1/6'2 that score three or four baskets a game. Waleed is a sophomore, Caden is a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1585946' first='Omar' last='Kaba'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1574225' first='Miles' last='Newton']. Omar is scoring 15 a game while Newton is playing his win into the conversation for top ten in Mr. Basketball if Breck can get on a winning role soon. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1586877' first='Ian' last='Schnabel'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1560864' first='JP' last='Musoke']/[player_tooltip player_id='2103364' first='Carter' last='Steinbeck']. Does Breck go smaller and make Kaba defend Newton and Musoke away from the paint a bit? Do they need more Steinbeck considering Schnabel just had 32 points and 22 rebounds in a game recently? Does Blake play a lot of zone in this game? We shall see! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. I think [player_tooltip player_id='1574225' first='Miles' last='Newton'] is about to have a 30 point, 11 rebound night and Breck wins 71 to 68 over Blake. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4AAAA Sauk Rapids-Rice at 7AAAA STMA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579917' first='Keller' last='Hanson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1586882' first='Jeremiah' last='Johnson']. I am not sure either of these players will be defending each other but these leading scorers will also playmaker for their teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579918' first='Hudson' last='Omoke'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1428994' first='Hudson' last='Hochstedler']. Hudson is the defender in Minnesota right now. The other Hudson is having a great year scoring the ball. Who is who? Omoke the defender, Hochsteler is getting the buckets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575638' first='Izayah' last='Cook'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2103351' first='Jordan' last='Holm']. Cook is the raw and young talented scorer for SRR, Holm the hard working 6'6 forward that will get length on him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617798' first='Spencer' last='Swenson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2126108' first='Jack' last='Thelen']. You want to see some angry physical faces? Watch Swenson battle with Thelen tonight. There will be some elbows connecting and some anger on contact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. STMA could not deal with the Moorhead balance but SRR is different. They are balanced but they are more size than they are guards. I like SRR to win by six. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8AAA Stewartville at 7AAA Byron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2770752' first='Kayden' last='Tix'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2104485' first='Will' last='Brian']. Tix is coming off a big game shooting, Brian is always having a big game shooting. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1198613' first='Parker' last='Wangen'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1575327' first='Max' last='Dearborn'], This should be good: scholarship football vs scholarship basketball, both in that 6'4/6'5 area, Max will be the most talented player on the floor but Wangen pry the best athlete. Great match-up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1476739' first='Caleb' last='Bancroft'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1939373' first='Colin' last='Hansen']. Both are playing football for maroon and gold state teams next year: Bancroft for UMD, Hansen for the Gophers. Hansen is the longer and bigger of the two, Bancroft the more experienced basketball producer as he leads his team in scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Stewartville has beaten Byron seven straight times. It's hard to pick Byron here but I think with these teams likely to play three times this year, I think the game might just be stronger in the minds of Byron so I saw Byron by a score! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10AAA Mound-Westonka at 5AAA Orono</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2434741' first='Cole' last='Drill'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1579885' first='Nolan' last='Groves']. Nolan is scoring 33 a game this season! But Cole scoring 21.5 a game for MW getting them to 8-1 is also a very big story. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1585944' first='Max' last='Kraay'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1484016' first='Brady' last='Wooley']. Max is the tallest player on the Hawks, Wooley the 6'9 Spartan. Kraay is at 18.5 a game, Wooley at 16 a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Mound-Westonka won eight games in a row and then Stewartville beat them heavily. So do the White Hawks bounce back or is [player_tooltip player_id='1579885' first='Nolan' last='Groves'] salivating? I can't pick against Nolan right now, Nolan by nine even though the Hawks have something to prove. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3AAAA Wayzata at Chaska</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560807' first='Isaac' last='Olmstead'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2126118' first='Tyler' last='Forrest']. Wayata as three guys at 19+ a game but Olmstead leads Anderson and Wiggins by a single basket. Forrest will try and make a name for himself against one of the best juniors in the state tonight! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Not sure how many people have noticed but the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] are demolishing teams lately. Good teams. They have beaten St. Louis Park (by 32), Breck (by 33), Shakopee (by 27), and others. I saw Wayzata by a lot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->