The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will challenge the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Metro-East Lutheran sitting on four straight wins and Greenfield/Northwestern on six.
Metro-East Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Brown County with points to spare, taking the game 59-40.
Meanwhile, Greenfield/Northwestern hadn't done well against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Greenfield/Northwestern narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since December 13, 2024.
Metro-East Lutheran better focus on containing Wyatt Stuart and Talon Albrecht as the pair were huge in Greenfield/Northwestern's win. Stuart posted 12 points and seven boards, while Albrecht shot 50% from the field en route to 17 points. Stuart has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Griffin Rothe was another key player, putting up four points.
Metro-East Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
Metro-East Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Greenfield/Northwestern in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 75-64. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Albrecht, who went 6-for-7 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Metro-East Lutheran still be able to contain Albrecht? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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