The Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Adrian/Ellsworth is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 65 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Friday. They were outmatched by the Knights and fell 69-30. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Knights are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Hills-Beaver Creek took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging an 80-41 victory over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Hills-Beaver Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. Adrian/Ellsworth's loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Everything came up roses for Adrian/Ellsworth against Hills-Beaver Creek in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 64-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Adrian/Ellsworth since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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