The Upsala Cardinals won the last time they faced the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder, and things went their way on Thursday too. Upsala blew past Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, posting a 68-28 victory on the road. Upsala's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Leading Upsala to victory were Dakota Soltis and Brenna Graves. Soltis scored 23 points along with 3 steals, while Graves scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Soltis has scored at least 25% of Upsala's points. Another player making a difference was Isabel Ripplinger, who scored 6 points along with 6 steals.
Upsala's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Upsala will take on Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sebeka at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
