The Sibley East Wolverines are taking a road trip to square off against the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sibley East has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Sibley East lost to Le Sueur-Henderson at home by a 65-50 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Giants are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 68-65 win over Minnesota Valley Lutheran on Tuesday.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Sibley East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Sibley East might still be hurting after the 72-46 defeat they got from Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Sibley East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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