The Lewiston-Altura Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Schaeffer Academy Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Lewiston-Altura took a serious blow against Plainview-Elgin-Millville, falling 64-35. While losing is never fun, Lewiston-Altura can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Plainview-Elgin-Millville is ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Schaeffer Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Houston.
Schaeffer Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Morrisey, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Linnea Ekbom who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Morrisey hasn't dropped below two blocks for 11 straight games. Another player making a difference was Winona Morgan, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and five assists.
Lewiston-Altura has been struggling recently as they've lost 16 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-20 record this season. As for Schaeffer Academy, they dropped their record down to 9-15 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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