The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm will venture away from home to square off against the St. Michael-Albertville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sauk Rapids-Rice's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Sauk Rapids-Rice took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Fergus Falls 82-61. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Otters are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Michael-Albertville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 79-73 to Moorhead.
Sauk Rapids-Rice pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Michael-Albertville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-2.
Sauk Rapids-Rice didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Michael-Albertville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sauk Rapids-Rice since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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