Basketball Recap: Lewiston-Altura Beats Plainview-Elgin-Millville for Their Fourth Straight Win

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Previous 4 Games

02/20/25 vs Plainview-Elgin-Millville	85-62
02/11/25 vs Wabasha-Kellogg	97-59
02/07/25 @ St. Charles	72-64
02/06/25 vs Lake City	74-71

Lewiston-Altura came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs 85-62. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lewiston-Altura's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.5 points over those games. As for Plainview-Elgin-Millville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.

Lewiston-Altura and Dover-Eyota will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. One thing working in Lewiston-Altura's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games. Plainview-Elgin-Millville has already played their next match (against Randolph), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.