Basketball Recap: Maple River Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Maple River proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 72-58 victory over the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Knights back in January, they had to take a 65-57 loss.

Maple River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points over those games. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.

Coming up, Maple River will face off against Ellendale at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, they will take on St. James at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. St. James will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial surely won't give up without a fight.