Basketball Game Preview: East Ridge Raptors vs. Forest Lake Rangers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	62-59 W
02/21/24 - Home	63-50 W
01/16/24 - Away	53-68 L
02/14/23 - Home	84-42 W
01/06/23 - Away	68-58 W
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East Ridge and Forest Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The East Ridge Raptors will head out on the road to challenge the Forest Lake Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Tuesday, East Ridge lost to Stillwater on the road by a 50-31 margin. The contest marked the Raptors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Forest Lake entered their tilt with Irondale on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Knights 60-33.

East Ridge's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Forest Lake, they now have a winning record of 13-12.

East Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Lake in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 62-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Ridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.