Basketball Recap: Eden Prairie Skates Past Chanhassen with Ease

Eagles

Team Score

12/13/24 vs Chanhassen	88
12/10/24 vs Hudson	84
11/23/24 vs DeLaSalle	83
12/03/24 vs Champlin Park	82
11/21/24 vs Maple Grove	73

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eden Prairie). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging an 88-57 victory over the Chanhassen Storm. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-33.

Tori Schlagel was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 20 on her way to 27 points and five assists. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Vanessa Jordan was another key player, going 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Eden Prairie was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chanhassen only racked up ten assists.

Despite the loss, Chanhassen saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kate Arnold went 5 of 9 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Mancini, who posted 14 points.

Eden Prairie pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points per game. As for Chanhassen, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eden Prairie will take on Lakeville South in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eden Prairie knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Lakeville South likes a good challenge. Chanhassen and New Prague will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Prague will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Chanhassen surely won't give up without a fight.