The Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights will face off against the Chaska Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Benilde-St. Margaret's comes in on five and Chaska on four.
Benilde-St. Margaret's can't be too worried about heading out to take on Chaska: they just beat New Prague at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Benilde-St. Margaret's took down New Prague 72-57 on Tuesday. Given the Red Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Trojans are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chaska took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 77-37 victory over St. Louis Park.
Benilde-St. Margaret's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. As for Chaska, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Benilde-St. Margaret's was able to grind out a solid win over Chaska when the teams last played back in January, winning 73-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benilde-St. Margaret's since the team 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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