The Faribault Falcons will head out to face off against the Hill-Murray Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Faribault has four straight wins, Hill-Murray has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Faribault was fully in charge, breezing past Winona 77-48. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hill-Murray came up short against Liberty Classical Academy on Saturday and fell 73-61. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while Liberty Classical Academy are ranked 139th).
Faribault's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Hill-Murray, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Everything went Faribault's way against Hill-Murray in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Faribault made off with a 66-44 win. Will Faribault repeat their success, or does Hill-Murray have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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