Basketball Game Preview: Lakeland Thunderbirds vs. Northland Pines Eagles

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	70-24 W
12/15/23 - Home	73-28 W
02/17/23 - Home	87-36 W
01/10/23 - Away	78-20 W
02/18/22 - Away	75-28 W
+ 5 more games

Lakeland has gone 10-0 against Northland Pines recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Lakeland Thunderbirds challenge the Northland Pines Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Lakeland will be strutting in after a win while Northland Pines will be coming in after a loss.

Lakeland will bounce into Friday's game after beating Wausau West, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Lakeland breezed by Wausau West to the tune of 72-23 on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 29 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Northland Pines was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 38-32 heartbreaker at the hands of Florence.

Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Northland Pines, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Northland Pines in their previous matchup back in February, as the squad secured a 70-24 victory. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Northland Pines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.