Lake City led 25-23 at the half, but Pelican Rapids scored the first eight points of the second half to take a 31-25 lead.  The Tigers responded by going on a 6-point run of their own to tie the game at 31-31.  The Vikings scored the next six points for a 37-31 lead, however, Lake City kept it close the rest of the way with the game experienced 9 ties and 5 lead changes.

Lorenson led Lake City with 19 points and two members of the Tigers, Keegan Ryan (14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals) and Rylee Fick (10 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks) registered double-doubles.  Jaden Shones finished with 15 points and a team high 5 assists.  Lake City held a 41-30 edge on the boards, blocked 8 shots, and force 18 Pelican Rapids turnovers.  The Tigers also went 19-for-26 on the free throw line, but shot only 10% (1-10) from 3-point range.  They hit 45.6% (26-57) of their overall field goal attempts.

Pelican Rapids only shot 7 free throws, making just two.  The Vikings heated up from 3-point land in the second half, making 7-of-9 from beyond the arc in the second half and finishing 7-of-16 for 43.8%).  Overall they made 44% (26-59) of their field goal attempts.  Timmy Guler (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals) led the Vikings in scoring.  He was joined in double figures by Miguel Torres (14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists) and Charlie Larson (11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists).  Grady Larson had 9 points and led the team with 6 rebounds.

Pelican Rapids goes to 24-6 with the loss.  They will play a consolation semifinal game at 8:00pm Thursday at Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul.

Third-seeded Lake City will now meet second-seeded Albany at 8:00pm Friday at Williams Arena in a championship semifinal contest.  The Huskies defeated Jackson County Central, 87-66, in their quarterfinal round game.