After flying high against Spring Grove last Tuesday, La Crescent came back down to earth. The Lancers opened the new year with a less-than-successful 81-72 defeat to the Chatfield Gophers. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Gophers are ranked 156th).
La Crescent's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Chatfield, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
Looking ahead, La Crescent will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Wabasha-Kellogg at 1:15 p.m. The Lancers will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.92 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Chatfield, they are taking a road trip to take on Fillmore Central at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Gophers will be up against the Falcons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 77.9 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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