It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Lakeland Thunderbirds duke it out with the Northland Pines Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday... Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Lakeland came up short against Wausau East and fell 82-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (68), the Thunderbirds still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Northland Pines lost to Rhinelander on the road by a 56-38 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hodags: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1. As for Northland Pines, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Lakeland didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Northland Pines in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland since the squad 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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