NEW LONDON -- Thursday night's weather cancellations assured that the host team of the WildCard Invitational will be riding a six-game winning streak.
The New London-Spicer girls basketball team was schedule to play at Sauk Centre last night in pursuit of its seventh win in a row. With the postponement they'll take a 6-2 record up against Watertown-Mayer at 7:45 p.m. next Friday in New London.
Willmar plays Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the curtain raiser at 6 p.m.
The tournament will feature the Tribune area's two leading scorers. The Wildcats' Renae Henjum, a six-foot junior center, has averaged 19.9 in the first eight games. This is the Fighting Saints' first appearance at the WildCard. They are led by 5-10 senior forward Esther Peterson, a first-team All-Area choice as a junior, who is averaging 18.6 ppg.
Willmar's top scorer is senior post Lisa Nielsen (13.6 ppg).
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Watertown-Mayer comes into the tournament with a modest 4-4 record, but the Royals have won three of their last four.
NLS lost to Norwood-Young America and Eden Valley-Watkins to open the season before getting on its current hot streak. The Wildcats have a 43-38 win over Alexandria.
Willmar (3-4), which is the defending champions, have reached 50 points only twice.
The Fighting Saints lost to MACCRAY 53-50 on Tuesday to fall to 2-3. Patina Queenan also is a scoring threat, averaging 14.4 ppg.
For a listing of other holiday tournaments see Page B3.
