Rosemount hasn't had much luck against Shakopee recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rosemount Irish will head out to face off against the Shakopee Sabers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Rosemount was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-61 to Lakeville North.
Meanwhile, Shakopee humbled Burnsville with an 82-53 victory. Given the Sabers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Blaze are ranked 175th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shakopee pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.5 points per game. As for Rosemount, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Rosemount suffered a grim 88-66 defeat to Shakopee in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Rosemount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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