Albert Lea and Faribault are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Albert Lea Tigers will welcome the Faribault Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Albert Lea is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They came up short against St. Charles, falling 87-64. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Fighting Saints are ranked 113th).
Faribault has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 66-40 to John Marshall on Saturday. The contest marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Faribault's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Albert Lea, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Albert Lea was taken down by Faribault 89-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Albert Lea avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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