The Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers will challenge the Montevideo Thunderhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 668 points over their last nine matchups.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta walked away with it. They walked away with a 70-58 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Riley Asmus, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Asmus, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Montevideo had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.2 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They came out on top against Minnewaska Area by a score of 56-49. Given Montevideo's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Minnewaska Area is ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Montevideo, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta came up short against Montevideo when the teams last played last Monday, falling 86-78. Can Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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