The Ogilvie Lions and the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Ogilvie knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Long Prairie-Grey Eagle likes a good challenge.
64 must be Ogilvie's lucky number: they beat Walker-Hackensack-Akeley with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Lions beat the Wolves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 64-42. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Long Prairie-Grey Eagle). They took down Maple Lake 42-26 on Tuesday.
Ogilvie's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Ogilvie didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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