The Battle Lake Battlers will challenge the Hancock Owls at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Battle Lake is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Battle Lake came up short against Ashby and fell 56-44. While losing is never fun, the Battlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Arrows are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Hancock ended up a good deal behind Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Saturday and lost 73-54. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Battle Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Hancock, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Battle Lake strolled past Hancock in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 83-65. Will Battle Lake repeat their success, or does Hancock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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