Minnesota Valley Lutheran is 8-2 against the Knights since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers will play host again and welcome the St. Mary's Knights, where tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Valley Lutheran knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully the Knights like a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Minnesota Valley Lutheran gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 87-54 win over Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 67-55 to Mountain Lake/Comfrey. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's got a solid performance out of Will Walter, who scored 32 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 58.2% of St. Mary's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of George Schwint, who scored seven points along with 14 rebounds.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran strolled past the Knights in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 86-71. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walter, who scored 40 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Minnesota Valley Lutheran still be able to contain Walter? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
