Le Sueur-Henderson and Sibley East are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Le Sueur-Henderson Giants will take on the Sibley East Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Le Sueur-Henderson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
Le Sueur-Henderson took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They strolled past St. Clair with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. Given the Giants' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cyclones are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sibley East lost to Minnesota Valley Lutheran at home by a 82-65 margin on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Le Sueur-Henderson's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for Sibley East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-7.
Le Sueur-Henderson strolled past Sibley East in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 94-79. The rematch might be a little tougher for Le Sueur-Henderson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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