Basketball Game Preview: East Ridge Raptors vs. Forest Lake Rangers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Away	91-70 W
02/21/24 - Away	66-57 W
01/16/24 - Home	76-47 W
02/14/23 - Away	67-63 W
01/06/23 - Home	62-36 W
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East Ridge is 9-1 against Forest Lake since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The East Ridge Raptors will welcome the Forest Lake Rangers at 7:00 p.m. East Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Forest Lake likes a good challenge.

On Wednesday, East Ridge was beaten by Wayzata 110-80. The defeat continues a trend for the Raptors in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Forest Lake ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Irondale, sneaking past 71-68. The Rangers haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Forest Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 5-16.

Everything went East Ridge's way against Forest Lake when the teams last played back in January, as East Ridge made off with a 91-70 win. Will East Ridge repeat their success, or does Forest Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.