Basketball Game Preview: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers vs. Watertown-Mayer Royals

The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers will head out on the road to square off against the Watertown-Mayer Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Rockford, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted walked away with a 59-52 win over Rockford on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lakers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Rockets are ranked 57th).

Meanwhile, Watertown-Mayer unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 69-57 to Southwest Christian.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Watertown-Mayer, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Watertown-Mayer in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 68-63 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.