Emmetsburg hasn't had much luck against Spirit Lake recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Emmetsburg E'Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Spirit Lake Indians at 7:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Spirit Lake will be up against a hot Emmetsburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Emmetsburg simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Estherville Lincoln Central 70-38. Given the E'Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Midgets are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Spirit Lake lost to Western Christian on the road by a 73-59 margin on Tuesday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Spirit Lake's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Emmetsburg, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Emmetsburg came up short against Spirit Lake when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 61-57. Can Emmetsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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