Basketball Game Preview: White Bear Lake Bears vs. Roseville Raiders

White Bear Lake is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Roseville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The White Bear Lake Bears will host the Roseville Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

White Bear Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They managed a 46-42 win over Stillwater. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Ponies are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, Roseville beat East Ridge 57-50 on Saturday.

White Bear Lake is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. The win got Roseville back to even at 14-14.

White Bear Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Roseville in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-39 victory. Does White Bear Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roseville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.