Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's playoff time! Here are some match-ups to watch in tonight's biggest playoff games! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rochester Mayo at Lakeville South</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1525727' first='Sawyer' last='Markham'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1549759' first='Joe' last='Hager']. Markham is a 45 percent three point shooter and a 13ppg guy, Hager is a hard working defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1392723' first='Kairee' last='Gadson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1296149' first='DaMarcus' last='Burks']. Gadson is a 19ppg scorer and a physical attacker, Burks is a similar type of attacker and the leading South scorer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Gyarmaty vs [player_tooltip player_id='962221' first='Jackson' last='Ressler']. Two guys that give their teams a guard that plays the wing, Ressler is bigger and will score more, Gyarmaty has come up big late in games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1140142' first='Isaiah' last='Hanson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1284212' first='Ryan' last='Johnson']. These are 6'4 versatile players that do a lot for their teams. Hanson scores 21ppg, Johnson will play point, board, score, and do everything else. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samuel Hruska vs Reece Gerl. The size around the basket, Gerl has several inches on the guy he will be defending.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. We will truly see the difference in competition between the South Suburban vs Big Nine tonight. Mayo is one win from 20 but got a six seed, Lakeville South has lost 7 of their last 10 games but is the bigger and more talented line-up. South is surely more battle tested but Mayo has been playing better. I say South by five. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chatfield vs Caledonia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eli Hopp vs [player_tooltip player_id='1262106' first='Lewis' last='Doyle']. Love this match-up as Hopp is a great defender and Doyle is a 20ppg guy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drew Schindler vs [player_tooltip player_id='1575326' first='Mason' last='King']. Not sure they will guard each other but they will both get a lot of shots up at the arc and be dangerous. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962263' first='Cole' last='Johnson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1575325' first='Ethan' last='Stendel']. Johnson is a bigger playmaker at 6'4 with the ability to play all over, Stendel is similar in size but younger although having a strong season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isaac Stevens vs [player_tooltip player_id='2103343' first='Garrett' last='Konz']. The posts, Stevens is very physical and a senior while Konz is a sophomore at 6'4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Chatfield just beat Caledonia and was seeded a number of spots behind the Warriors despite a better record (some of the head to heads of the teams between them went the way of Caledonia and made sense) so there will be some motivation. Chatfield is a senior dominated team while the Warriors are sophomore dominated. Great game, one point game, who wins..... man I don't know.... I go home team. There is no home time? Crud. I say Caledonia on recent playoff succes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Khaliff Bettis vs Blake Mamalakis-Linderman. Bettis is a 20+ per game guy and the biggest Blaze threat, BML is the Jefferson third leading scorer and a 6'2 senior wing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1226375' first='JT' last='Thornton'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1151197' first='Daniel' last='Freitag']. The best two athletes on the floor, Freitag is scoring nearly 29 points a game while Thornton has had a career identity of being a good defender. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jeremy Sherlock vs Reece Washington. A couple veteran guards that will score about four times a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Jefferson has the deeper team and the best player in the game, I feel like they will get a three score win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rochester Century at Owatonna</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1220356' first='Ryan' last='Ohm'] vs Colin Vick. Outstanding PG match-up of two of the best lead guards in the Big Nine. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1332274' first='Shaun' last='Wysocki'] vs Jason Klecker. Wysocki is a long wing while Klecker is a forward that is versatile. Wysocki is the top Century scorer, Klecker is scoring ten a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. I feel like Owatonna gets their 20th win. These teams split this year but Owatonna won the more recent game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Minneapolis Washburn at Robbinsdale Cooper</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284167' first='Kyle' last='Jorgensen'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1638427' first='Michael' last='Cooper']. Jorgensen is one of the best bigs in the junior class, Cooper might be the state's most improved player. Kyle is averaging 22 points and 14 rebounds a game, Cooper is also scoring 22 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Cooper by nine over Washburn.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->