Belle Plaine typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Southwest Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 75-62 win over the Belle Plaine Tigers. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Stars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Tigers are ranked 31st).
Southwest Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Belle Plaine, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwest Christian will square off against Chanhassen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Chanhassen likes a good challenge. As for Belle Plaine, they will challenge Waterville-Elysian-Morristown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Belle Plaine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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