Eden Prairie and Minnetonka are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Eden Prairie Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Minnetonka Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Eden Prairie faced St. Michael-Albertville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Eden Prairie fell 71-63 to St. Michael-Albertville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), Eden Prairie still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rae Ehrman, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Tori Schlagel was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Minnetonka put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Buffalo 75-39 at home. Given Minnetonka's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Buffalo is ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eden Prairie dropped their record down to 17-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Minnetonka, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-2.
Eden Prairie ended up a good deal behind Minnetonka in their previous meeting back in January, losing 67-48. Can Eden Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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