Tuesday Night Preview and Predictions: Oustate Spotlight!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All the top games tonight will take place in outstate Minnesota so we preview and predict them! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Faribault at 1AAA Mankato East&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2109883' first='Mohamed' last='Madey'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1886972' first='Amari' last='Nobles']. Good match-up of players in that 6'4/6'5 range on the wing. Madey is capable of scoring in bunches, Nobles is stronger and more versatile. Madey is giving his team about 17 a game, Nobles about ten points a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118832' first='Breuer' last='Wolff'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2103251' first='Ganden' last='Gosch']. The hard working fours in that 6'5/6'6 range, Gosch gets his team about 13 points and eight boards a night, Wolff is capable of countering with something similar. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] vs Braden Petzel. The 6'10 centers! The paint controlling big men. Kreager will score more and rebound more and is more agile, both play a role but Kreager's is bigger, Petzel will be needed just to force Kreager over the top.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412797' first='Rashid' last='Ibrahim'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1560798' first='Lucas' last='Gustafson']. Ibrahim is a nice third/fourth option on the floor scoring close to ten a game, Lucas is the East second leading scorer at 14.5 a game shooting 42 percent at the arc on seven threes a game on average.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874799' first='Braden' last='Schulz'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1437303' first='Brogan' last='Madson']. With all due respect to Braden who is a solid high school players, this is where things get quite different. Madson is working to get into the Final Five of Mr. Basketball and the 22.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, five assists and 2.5 steals a game high lighted by crazy 55 percent shooting as a guard taking 14-15 shots a game, that is the difference. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Mankato East by 16 I will say. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Central at 4A Deer River</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xavior Letexierre vs [player_tooltip player_id='1582113' first='Cale' last='Jackson']. Scorers! Cale is scoring nearly 29 points a game right now for a top ten team hitting 37 percent of his threes. Xavier is the go to guy for Central scoring 20+ a night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reace Youngberg vs Lawrence Bowstring. Youngberg is a slasher, Bowstring is a worker averaging 8.4 points and nearly nine rebounds a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Levi Kosbab vs [player_tooltip player_id='2103407' first='Caiden' last='Schjenken']. Kosbab is a good defender and he will need to be against Caiden who is the Deer River playmaker. Caiden is averaging 27 points, nine rebounds, and 5.5 assists a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2432826' first='Benjamin' last='Carlin'] vs Nick Bakkedahl. Carlin is the East Central double-double big at 6'7, Bakkedahl is 6'3 and will battle him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. I go East Central by 14 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Delano at 8AAA Byron</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen']/[player_tooltip player_id='2910343' first='Nate' last='Nielsen'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2104485' first='Will' last='Brian']. Max has not played the last two games including last night's one point loss to top five Richfield. We will assume he won't make the quick traveling two hour turnaround for an early tip at Byron meaning Nielsen, who is scoring 11.5 a game, will be the player needing to match the 18 a game from [player_tooltip player_id='2104485' first='Will' last='Brian']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jake Schultz vs [player_tooltip player_id='1575327' first='Max' last='Dearborn']. Two scorers who likely won't be on one another, but they score 19-20 points a game and have been competing in spring/summer basketball against one another for man years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103353' first='JJ' last='Longstreet'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1939373' first='Colin' last='Hansen']. Longstreet is more long and active, Hansen more of the strong and physical type. Longstreet will give Delano about 9-10 points and about 6-7 boards while defending, Hansen will give a bit more but be more low post. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Quick traveling turnaround for Delano with no Max, Byron is a top ten team looking to prove something, I say Byron by seven. Richfield just moved into the top five beating DeLaSalle but they beat Delano without Max by only two. Great comparison for the rankings right here to see what Byron does to Delano. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9AAA Stewartville at Lake City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gayvn Lorenson vs [player_tooltip player_id='1198613' first='Parker' last='Wangen']. Gavyn is getting a lot of prospect chatter as a 6'4 ball handler, Parker is a veteran looking to shut him down.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2437337' first='Joshua' last='Wohlers'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1476739' first='Caleb' last='Bancroft']. The active Wohlers who is 6'5, Bancroft is a physical 6'6 in the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Stewartville by ten. Lake City has had a tough stretch lately in this grueling league. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Morris Area at Marshall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118471' first='Riley' last='Asmus'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2104550' first='Alex' last='Franson']. These are two very good players a few hours outside of the metro to keep an eye on in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Morris Area has won eight of their last nine games, Marshall has had some close game struggles against good teams lately and needs a win. Marshall by three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->