Pipestone is 1-9 against Luverne since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pipestone Arrows will welcome the Luverne Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Luverne will be up against a hot Pipestone squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Pipestone took down Murray County Central 68-49 on Tuesday. Given the Arrows' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Rebels are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Luverne scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to Jackson County Central on the road by a 76-62 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Pipestone pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Luverne, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Everything went Pipestone's way against Luverne in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Pipestone made off with a 65-42 victory. Does Pipestone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Luverne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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