McLaughlin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Dakota Valley Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McLaughlin had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 48-44 victory over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, even though Tea scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, Dakota Valley still came out on top. Dakota Valley took their game against Tea 72-61. The victory was familiar territory for Dakota Valley who now have three in a row.
Logan Collette and Luke Bruns were among the main playmakers for Dakota Valley as the former went 7 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 1 assist and the latter scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Collette continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Margeas, who scored six points along with four steals.
McLaughlin's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Dakota Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
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