Basketball Recap: Irondale Falls Despite Big Games from Cameron Cramble and Jake Dedominces

Irondale fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Forest Lake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Forest Lake Rangers by a score of 71-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Knights still had to take the loss.

Jake Dedominces

Steals

02/18/25 @ Forest Lake	6
12/28/24 @ Coon Rapids	6
12/21/24 vs St. Cloud Tech	5
01/17/25 @ Roseville	3
12/27/24 @ Mayo	3
+ 12 more games

Jake Dedominces and Cameron Cramble certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Dedominces posted 31 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds, while Cramble dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards. Dedominces is becoming a predictor of Irondale's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 2-1 (and 3-17 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Broussard, who scored five points and 11 rebounds.

Irondale has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Forest Lake, their win bumped their record up to 5-16.

Coming up, Irondale will take on Roseville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Forest Lake, they will face off against East Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.