The Big Lake Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Big Lake's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
Even though Becker scored an imposing 77 points on Thursday, Big Lake still came out on top. Big Lake narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Becker 80-77. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Big Lake has posted yet this season.
Meanwhile, even though St. Francis scored an imposing 67 points on Thursday, Chisago Lakes Area still came out on top. Chisago Lakes Area snuck past St. Francis with a 71-67 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chisago Lakes Area.
Big Lake's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.7 points per game. As for Chisago Lakes Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Big Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Chisago Lakes Area when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 83-75. Does Big Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chisago Lakes Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.