Basketball Game Preview: South Ridge Panthers vs. Floodwood Polar Bears

The South Ridge Panthers will face off against the Floodwood Polar Bears at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. South Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Floodwood will come in with eight straight wins.

South Ridge came up into this matchup off a tough 33-point defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Cherry by a score of 39-36 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Floodwood was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past McGregor 67-35. The Polar Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.

Floodwood's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for South Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.

South Ridge opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-51 defeat to Floodwood. Will South Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.