Blue Earth suffered their closest loss since December 1, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights by a score of 71-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Buccaneers still had to take the loss.
Blue Earth's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-5. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blue Earth won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Belle Plaine at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Earth knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Belle Plaine likes a good challenge. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, they will take on Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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