The Proctor Rails will challenge the Aitkin Gobblers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Proctor comes in on five and Aitkin on three.
Proctor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Hinckley-Finlayson to the tune of 88-34. The Rails have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Aitkin hadn't done well against Staples-Motley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Aitkin secured a 77-73 W over Staples-Motley.
Aitkin pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points over those games. As for Proctor, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
Proctor didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Aitkin when the teams last played back in January of 2019, but they still walked away with a 48-43 victory. Does Proctor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aitkin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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