The Prior Lake Lakers will head out to face off against the Eagan Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Prior Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Apple Valley, who was ranked 18th at the time (Prior Lake was ranked sixth). Prior Lake fell just short of Apple Valley by a score of 71-68 on Monday. It was the first time this season that the Lakers let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Eagan was able to grind out a solid win over Eastview on Friday, taking the game 77-67. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Eagan's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Prior Lake, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
Prior Lake strolled past Eagan when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a score of 60-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prior Lake since the squad 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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