Basketball Game Preview: Prior Lake Christian Royals vs. Rochester Area HomeSchool

Having just played yesterday, the Prior Lake Christian Royals will jump right back in to play Rochester Area HomeSchool at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Rochester Area HomeSchool will be up against a hot Prior Lake Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Prior Lake Christian's way against Community Christian on Thursday as Prior Lake Christian made off with a 65-44 win. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Elijah Wilson

Points

03/06/25 vs Community Christian	26
02/25/25 vs Faith Christian	24
02/15/25 vs Lake Region Christian	17

It was another big night for Elijah Wilson, who went 9-for-16 on his way to 26 points and five steals. The contest was his third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Morgan, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 12 points along with eight boards and four blocks.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rochester Area HomeSchool). They enjoyed a cozy 100-83 victory over Prior Lake Christian back in February. The win almost wasn't to be: Rochester Area HomeSchool was down 53-38 in the second quarter.

The victory made it two in a row for Rochester Area HomeSchool and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.5 points over those games. As for Prior Lake Christian, their win bumped their record up to 24-11.

Prior Lake Christian ended up a good deal behind Rochester Area HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in February, losing 100-83. Can Prior Lake Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.