Basketball Preview: Battle Lake Battlers vs. Parkers Prairie Panthers
The Battle Lake Battlers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Parkers Prairie Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Battle Lake has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Parkers Prairie will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Battle Lake came up short against Rothsay and fell 49-36.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkers Prairie). They came out on top against Brandon/Evansville by a score of 66-53 on Friday.
Parkers Prairie's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Battle Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Battle Lake couldn't quite finish off Parkers Prairie when the teams last played back in January and fell 54-51. Will Battle Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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