The Paynesville Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Paynesville lost 96-75 to Redwood Valley on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Cardinals are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, Eden Valley-Watkins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. The game between them and Foley didn't end well, with Eden Valley-Watkins falling 68-49.
Eden Valley-Watkins' defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Paynesville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Paynesville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eden Valley-Watkins in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paynesville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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