It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Northland Pines Eagles duke it out with the Lakeland Thunderbirds at 7:15 p.m. on Friday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northland Pines is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Rhinelander just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 65-48 bruising from the Hodags. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 57-53 to Antigo.
Northland Pines' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Northland Pines suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Lakeland when the teams last played back in February. Can Northland Pines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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