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Minnetonka Hopes Stay Undefeated As They Travel To New Prague

Minnetonka travels to New Prague in a battle of ranked girl's basketball teams.

MINNETONKA PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK

Girl’s Basketball
Minnetonka (5-0, 0-0 Lake Conference) vs. New Prague (3-2, 0-0 Missota Conference)

CHEAT SHEET
SITE: New Prague
TIME: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
LAST MEETING: Minnetonka defeated New Prague 52-49 at home last season.

ON THE LINE
The Skippers, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, faces New Prague, No. 7 in Class 3A in a battle of two teams that finished just one game away from a state title appearance last season. Minnetonka finished 21-7 last year, losing to two-time Hopkins in the Section 6AAAA finals. They were one of just two teams that defeated the Royals in the regular season. New Prague was 20-9, losing to Red Wing 59-53 in the Section 1AAA finals, a team that they defeated by 19 and eight points in the regular season. Their two losses this season were to Class 4A powers Hopkins and Eastview.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Joanna Hedstrom - Minnetonka guard
The junior is averaging a team-best 15.6 points per game. She has scored in double figures in four of five games this season.

Anna Rynda – New Prague forward
The senior is averaging 23.2 points per game this season and has scored more than 20 points in four of five games this year.

SKIPPERS WIN IF...
They can continue to get balanced scoring from their up-tempo offense. The Skippers have three players who are scoring double figures.

TROJANS WIN IF...
They can find additional scoring help. Rynda is responsible for 44 percent of the Trojans’ offense and the Trojans need to find another scorer to prevent their senior from being double and triple-teamed.

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