Basketball Game Preview: East Grand Forks Green Wave vs. Pelican Rapids Vikings

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	62-57 W
03/13/24 - Neutral	65-78 L
01/05/24 - Away	73-80 L
01/03/23 - Home	59-64 L
02/12/22 - Neutral	82-68 W
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East Grand Forks and Pelican Rapids are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The East Grand Forks Green Wave will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Pelican Rapids Vikings at 6:00 p.m. East Grand Forks knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Pelican Rapids likes a good challenge.

East Grand Forks took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They secured a 73-68 W over Hawley. Given the Green Wave's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Nuggets are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Pelican Rapids entered their tilt with Warroad on Saturday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 79-67.

Pelican Rapids pushed their record up to 23-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points over those games. As for East Grand Forks, their victory bumped their record up to 21-10.

East Grand Forks didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pelican Rapids when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. Will East Grand Forks repeat their success, or does Pelican Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.