Basketball Game Preview: Hastings Raiders vs. South St. Paul Packers

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Previous Games

02/14/24 - Away	55-43 W
01/12/24 - Home	58-30 W
02/15/23 - Away	60-23 W
01/13/23 - Home	48-45 W
02/16/22 - Home	68-56 W
+ 5 more games

Hastings has gone 9-1 against South St. Paul recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hastings Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the South St. Paul Packers at 6:30 p.m. Hastings is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.

Hastings is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 74-42 win over Tartan. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Titans are ranked 288th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, South St. Paul had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 39-36 victory over Simley on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Packers have posted since December 20, 2024.

South St. Paul's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Hastings, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Hastings beat South St. Paul 55-43 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Hastings repeat their success, or does South St. Paul have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.