The Prior Lake Lakers will head out to take on the Eastview Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Prior Lake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games.
Prior Lake will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Lakeville North, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Prior Lake strolled past Lakeville North with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 84-67.
Meanwhile, Eastview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Shakopee 72-36. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Sabers are ranked 15th).
Prior Lake's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Eastview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
Prior Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eastview when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 73-68 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prior Lake 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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