After flying high against Osseo last Tuesday, Chanhassen came back down to earth. The Chanhassen Storm were dealt an 88-57 loss at the hands of the Eden Prairie Eagles on Friday. The game marked the Storm's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Chanhassen saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kate Arnold went 5 for 9 on her way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Mancini, who posted 14 points.
Tori Schlagel was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 20 en route to 27 points and five assists for Eden Prairie. Schlagel has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Jordan, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Chanhassen's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Eden Prairie, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chanhassen will head out to face off against New Prague at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chanhassen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully New Prague likes a good challenge. As for Eden Prairie, they will venture away from home to take on Lakeville South at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eden Prairie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 77.1 points per game this season.
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