The Eastview Lightning will head out to challenge the Farmington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastview is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games.
Last Tuesday, Eastview didn't have too much trouble with Lakeville South as they won 67-52. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Cougars are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Farmington suffered their closest defeat since January 11, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Prior Lake by a score of 46-43. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Eastview's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points over those games. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Eastview strolled past Farmington when the teams last played back in January by a score of 55-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastview since the team 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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