Tuesday Night Match-Up & Predictions!
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We have a big list of excellent games this evening, here are the match-ups and predictions to go with them! Eastview at Lakeville North Matt Drake Matt Drake 5'11" | PG Lakeville North | 2024 State MN vs Dylan Omweno…
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Eastview at Lakeville North
Matt Drake Matt Drake 5'11" | PG Lakeville North | 2024 State MN vs Dylan Omweno Dylan Omweno 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2023 State MN . Drake and Omweno, two Minnesota Select PGs, two players having success albeit different players. Who can get their team the most high percentage shots? And make their own?
Sam Nolan Sam Nolan 6'0" | CG Lakeville North | 2023 State MN vs Elias Batala Elias Batala 6'1" | PG Eastview | 2023 State MN . A couple very solid role players that compete and are tough.
Hudson Vaith Hudson Vaith 6'4" | SG Lakeville North | 2023 State MN vs Myles Adams Myles Adams 6'6" Eastview | 2023 MN . Vaith the shooter/scorer, Adams the explosive/athletic slasher, a very interesting and fun battle.
Jack Robison Jack Robison 6'7" | SF Lakeville North | 2024 State #158 Nation MN vs Jonathan Mekonnen Jonathan Mekonnen 6'8" | PF Eastview | 2024 State #201 Nation MN . IF Robison is healthy, love this junior match-up of versatile players. Mekonnen leads Eastview at 15 points a game.
Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN vs Chet Kloss Chet Kloss 6'6" | PF Eastview | 2023 State MN . Kloss will give up 4/5 inches to the Mr. Basketball leader, but he will compete at a very high level. Can Winter be slowed right now?
Prediction: Eastview is deeper and more experienced than Lakeville South. I see this as a two score game, but I like North at home.
Maple Grove at Andover
Ben Kopetzki Ben Kopetzki 6'0" | PG Andover | 2023 State MN vs Raoul Vaidya Raoul Vaidya 6'0" | PG Maple Grove | 2023 State MN . Different players, not even sure how much they will battle each other, but they both make their team go in different ways.
Samuel Musungu Samuel Musungu 6'1" | PG Andover | 2023 State MN vs Henry Stang Henry Stang 6'0" | PG Maple Grove | 2024 State MN . Again, not sure they will really see each other but both players play that second backcourt role with Henry playmaking more, Musungo being the 19 point per game guy next to Ben’s 32.
Landyn Nelson Landyn Nelson 6'3" | PF Andover | 2023 MN vs Edwin Dorbor Edwin Dorbor 6'1" | SF Maple Grove | 2023 State MN . Workers. About 6’3 each, Nelson scores 13 points a game, Dorbor about 11 a game.
Baraka Tarleton vs Lincoln Palbicki Lincoln Palbicki 6'10" | C Maple Grove | 2023 State MN . Tarleton is 6’5 and the biggest guy that plays that they can throw at Lincoln who is one o the smarter bigs around.
Prediction: I like Maple Grove here as I love how hard they work as a unit. Playing good team ball, I will take them by three points.
Brainerd at Eden Prairie
Eli Hoelz Eli Hoelz 6'0" | PG Brainerd | 2024 State MN vs Max Lorenson Max Lorenson 6'2" | SG Eden Prairie | 2025 State MN . We have point guards, Lorenson leads EP with 16 points a game, Hoelz is scoring 18 a game shooting 55 percent with 4 assists a game.
Nick Evanson Nick Evanson 6'2" | SG Brainerd | 2023 State MN vs Will Rapp. Seniors, Evanson plays with so much confidence along with Pecarich, Rapp is a senior surprise playing very well.
John Pecarich John Pecarich 6'2" | SG Brainerd | 2023 State MN vs Jj Sullivan Jj Sullivan 6'2" | SG Eden Prairie | 2025 State MN . John is averaging 19 and 6 and plays with a lot of confidence. Sullivan is a sophomore and one of the state’s best shooters.
Prediction: If, and this is an if, if Chiddi Obiazor Chiddi Obiazor 6'5" | PF Eden Prairie | 2023 MN is now at Kansas State getting ready for football, I like Brainerd in the upset. Brainerd is undefeated, they are more experienced, and they have something to prove in a big way. With Obiazor gone, EP is a different team starting fresh to a degree, I will take Brainerd by five.
RTR vs Dawson-Boyd
Aiden Wichman vs Keegon Wicht Keegon Wicht 6'0" Dawson-Boyd | 2023 MN . Keegon is a really good shooter while Wichman does more off the bounce with some playmaking flare.
Drew Werkman Drew Werkman 6'4" | PF RTR | 2024 State MN vs Brayson Boike Brayson Boike 6'8" | PF Dawson Boyd | 2025 State #326 Nation MN . Both are players with size that shoot it well, Boike has more ball skill, Werkman has more power.
Prediction: Huge game, is it too big for Dawson-Boyd right now? Seems like it could be a tad, RTR the more veteran team, I think they win by four points.
Lake City at Goodhue
Will Opsahl Will Opsahl 6'8" | SF Goodhue | 2023 State MN vs Ryan Heise Ryan Heise 6'8" | SF Lake City | 2023 State MN . I love this battle of AAU teammates that are versatile 6’8 Northern Sun talents with high potential. Would love to see it, problem here is Heise can just focus on D, Opsahl has to do a lot of everything.
Prediction: Lake City by 21 points.