The Luverne Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Luverne couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 61-49 to Carroll on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Central, who are still winless after their fifth game. They took a 66-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holtville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (55), Central still had to take the loss.
Central's loss came about despite a quality game from Iyanis Wallace, who scored 28 points along with 7 rebounds. Wallace scored a full 45.2% of Central's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Dekijuan McCall was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Luverne's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Central, they bumped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Luverne was dealt a bruising 76-44 loss at the hands of Central when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Luverne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
