The Stillwater Ponies will challenge the White Bear Lake Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
White Bear Lake will be up against a hot Stillwater squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Stillwater claimed a resounding 61-26 win over St. Paul Central. Given the Ponies' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Minutemen are ranked 325th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, White Bear Lake had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They were the clear victor by a 62-39 margin over Tartan on Wednesday.
White Bear Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points over those games. Stillwater pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Stillwater's way against White Bear Lake when the teams last played back in January, as Stillwater made off with a 58-35 win. Does Stillwater have another victory up their sleeve, or will White Bear Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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