After losing to Lourdes the last time they met, Pine Island decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pine Island Panthers walked away with a 71-63 win over the Lourdes Eagles on Thursday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Eagles are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Island has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Lourdes, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pine Island Panthers face off against the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lourdes, they will venture away from home to challenge Holmen at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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