The Lake City Tigers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Dover-Eyota Eagles at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lake City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
If Lake City beats Dover-Eyota with 68 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Lake City blew past Lourdes 68-46 last Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Eagles are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dover-Eyota lost to Durand-Arkansaw at home by a 67-53 margin on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Dover-Eyota saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mat Matejka posted 15 points. Matejka's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jace Drilling was another key player, putting up ten points.
Lake City's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Dover-Eyota, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lake City strolled past Dover-Eyota in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 by a score of 71-53. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dover-Eyota's Elvis Pina, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Lake City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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