The Eastview Lightning and the Eden Prairie Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastview comes in on seven and Eden Prairie on eight.
Eastview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rosemount 78-53 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lightning have posted since February 28th.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Eden Prairie challenged Chaska on Friday. Eden Prairie blew past Chaska, posting an 87-56 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 29 points or more this season.
Eastview better keep an eye on Tori Schlagel. She was instrumental in Eden Prairie's win, going 10 of 21 on her way to 28 points along with seven steals and five boards. Schlagel is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rae Ehrman, who went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points and six rebounds.
Eden Prairie pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.4 points per game. As for Eastview, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastview against Eden Prairie in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, as the team secured a 79-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastview 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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