The L'Anse Purple Hornets will face off against the Baraga Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
L'Anse is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hancock: they outscored them in every quarter. L'Anse took down Hancock 70-52 on Monday. The Purple Hornets haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baraga). They were the clear victor by a 72-50 margin over Chassell last Tuesday.
Baraga's win came from a few key players L'Anse will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Daniel Connor, who to rack up 26 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Fish, who en route to 16 points and five steals.
Baraga was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Baraga is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. L'Anse's record is now 10-13.
L'Anse came up short against Baraga in their previous matchup back in January, falling 57-52. Can L'Anse avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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