The Boise Brave and the Lake City Timberwolves will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boise is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Madison 49-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Brave have posted since January 21st.
Meanwhile, Lake City came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Titans 63-48. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Titans are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boise is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. Lake City's win bumped their record up to 20-4.
Boise lost to Lake City on the road by a decisive 65-50 margin in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can Boise avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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