Basketball Game Preview: Lakota East Thunderhawks vs. Princeton Vikings

Lakota East is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Princeton is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lakota East Thunderhawks will host the Princeton Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Friday, Lakota East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to Fairfield.

Meanwhile, Princeton came up short against Oak Hills on Friday and fell 69-57.

Lakota East's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Princeton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.

Lakota East won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, slipping by Princeton 56-55. Will Lakota East repeat their success, or does Princeton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.