The Tuesday Night Preview and Predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's Tuesday night! Who are the players to watch, the games to see and who do we think will win?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1AAAA Wayzata at 5AAAA Maple Grove</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2126108' first='Jack' last='Thelen']. If he Crimson can figure out a way to get Thelen deep touches consistently - easier said than done - they have an advantage there because Wayzata may have every advantage most can think of but they don't have center size at all.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. The Crimson have had a few setbacks and the last team you want to play against after a few slip-ups is Wayzata. The [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] will be up for this bigger game and win by 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1AA Belle Paine at Waseca</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2118474' first='Ethan' last='Martin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell']! They scored 43 and 48 points respectively in the last game and now they are going head to head once again. The Mr. Basketball committee should be front and center as these two talents put on another show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Belle Plaine has taken on a lot of challenges and risen above them with wins. They are the deeper team, they won by six.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10AAA Stewartville at 4AA Goodhue </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: Lukas Nelson. The Stewartville guard is having a nice year. [player_tooltip player_id='2072414' first='Malik' last='Abdi'] is the top scorer and [player_tooltip player_id='2393884' first='Dexter' last='Simmons'] is the future, but Nelson is a 6'1 guard that has given his team depth and another dependable option. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction.I think this is going to be a battle, and a very entertaining game. I say Goodhue scores 83 and wins by six points but it could go either way. I think Goodhue will have one more piece of depth that rises up and gets the win for their team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8A Liberty Classical at Heritage Christian </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2773880' first='Cruz' last='Triana']. A reason that we are so high on Liberty is their experienced depth. Cruz is a six foot guard that scored 15 a game as the Liberty third leading scorer. His ability to give [player_tooltip player_id='2842383' first='Sam' last='Rupnow'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1560883' first='Ethan' last='Richter'] an option if congestion gets to be too much is an example of their depth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. This will be Liberty's toughest game in a month and remember, Heritage beat them by 21 in the section final and went to state last year. I think a motivated Liberty wins by 19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountain Iron-Buhl at Nevis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: Cooper Marsas. This 5'11 sophomore guard exploded for 27 points against North Woods and is a young name to keep an eye on for MIB going forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Nevis just ran into an Underwood buzzsaw and got surprised and smacked. They will be ready tonight and get back on the winning side of things 77-68</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anoka at Osseo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2126472' first='Owen' last='Counce']. The Orioles leading scorer at 15 a game has been their most dependable guy and with his team having lost two in a row and getting a win without playing (the NSP forfeit), Osseo hasn't had the result they wanted on the court since the end of December. Counce will look to lead for a big game tonight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. This is a big game. Osseo has lost two straight and hasn't had a win on the court since beating White Bear Lake over two weeks ago, and Anoka is disappointing at 5-8 with the talent to be better than that but they have no gelled. Osseo wins by a dozen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3AAA DeLaSalle at Columbia Heights</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='2879718' first='Omar' last='Ali']. The DeLaSalle junior center has been far better than I think people expected scoring in double figures for the Islanders each night. His size will be a plus against the Hylanders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. CH was off to a nice start but they have hit a rough patch, I would expect the Islanders to win by about 26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Renville County West at 6A Central Minnesota Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Player to Watch: Jonathan Driggs is a name to know. The 6'4 junior is scoring 22 points a game and had RCW at 8-2 before a loss to Ortonville. That said, Driggs has had an impressive start and is working towards a Class A All State future.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. RCW had a nice start but they are hitting a monster of a rough stretch. They lost to Orontonville and now have to face ranked teams from CMC, Dawson-Boyd and Madelia all in a row. CMC by 17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->