Duluth East lost against Eagan back in January of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Duluth East Greyhounds were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 76-75 to the Eagan Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 35th).
Duluth East dropped their record down to 7-16 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Eagan, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Coming up, Duluth East will square off against Grand Rapids at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eagan, they will venture away from home to take on Shakopee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shakopee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 24 contests -- so hopefully Eagan likes a good challenge.
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