Lake City hasn't had much luck against Stewartville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Lake City beats Stewartville with 68 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Lake City's way against Lourdes on Tuesday as Lake City made off with a 68-46 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Eagles are ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stewartville got the win against Kasson-Mantorville on Tuesday by a conclusive 72-48. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Stewartville pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Lake City, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Lake City couldn't quite finish off Stewartville when the teams last played back in February and fell 55-53. Can Lake City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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