Basketball Game Preview: Pequot Lakes Patriots vs. Staples-Motley Cardinals

Pequot Lakes has gone a perfect 10-0 against Staples-Motley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Pequot Lakes Patriots will host the Staples-Motley Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

If Pequot Lakes beats Staples-Motley with 73 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pequot Lakes breezed past Marshall to the tune of 73-28 on Saturday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Staples-Motley waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 67-45 margin over the Bombers. The Cardinals not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since January 16th.

The victory (which was alsoPequot Lakes' third in a row) raised their record to 20-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for Staples-Motley, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.

Everything came up roses for Pequot Lakes against Staples-Motley in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 76-49 victory. Does Pequot Lakes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Staples-Motley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.