The Luverne Tigers will kick their season off against the Central Lions on Thursday. Tip off is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
Central can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. The match between them and Wilcox Central wasn't particularly close, with Central falling 80-63. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost four in a row.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Luverne, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (13-11), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
Luverne skirted past Central 53-50 when the teams last played back in January. Will Luverne repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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