On Friday, the Park Center Pirates ended up a good deal behind the Mankato East Cougars and lost 77-58. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).
Park Center has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Mankato East, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Park Center won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Minnetonka at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Park Center knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Minnetonka likes a good challenge. As for Mankato East, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll face off against Alexandria at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alexandria will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mankato East surely won't give up without a fight.
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