Basketball Recap: Cloquet Beats Cromwell for Their Seventh Straight Win

Lumberjacks

Previous Games

12/27/24 vs Cromwell	82-48
12/20/24 vs Hibbing	100-68
12/20/24 vs Hibbing/Victory Christian Academy	100-68
12/17/24 vs Marshall	83-70
12/17/24 vs Marshall/Lakeview Christian Academy	83-70
+ 2 more games

Cloquet entered their tilt with Cromwell on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cromwell Cardinals 82-48. The Lumberjacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.

Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Nyberg, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points. Lane Gervais was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Cloquet pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cromwell, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-1.

Cloquet and Pine City will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Cromwell, they and Mesabi East will face off at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.