Basketball Game Preview: Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres vs. Alexandria Cardinals

Sartell-St. Stephen has won three straight games at home, while Alexandria has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres will host the Alexandria Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Sartell-St. Stephen's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.

Sartell-St. Stephen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Detroit Lakes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 90-74. The Sabres haven't had any issues with the Lakers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Alexandria against Fergus Falls on Tuesday as the squad secured a 92-64 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.

Alexandria's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Sartell-St. Stephen, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.

Sartell-St. Stephen was taken down by Alexandria 81-46 in their previous matchup back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sartell-St. Stephen was down 49-26.