Belle Plaine at Maple River
6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3

This opening round contest of the Maple River Hardwood Showcase pits the host Eagles against Belle Plaine, the team they beat 62-55 in the Class 2A, Section 2 championship last season.

Maple River (1-0) beat Hayfield 67-44 on Saturday behind the play of three returners: starting point guard Jeff Lewis (9.4 ppg), Ethan Sindelir (5.6 ppg) and Cole Sohre, who averaged 11 ppg off the bench.

Brody Curtiss is the Tigers' top returning scorer after averaging 9.5 points per game as a junior and is complemented by Nathan Herman (8.9 ppg), the team's top forward from last season.

Belle Plaine (1-0) defeated Fairmont 69-57 in its season opener on Dec. 3.

The last time Belle Plaine beat Maple River was in 2001, with the Eagles winning three meetings since.