Basketball Game Preview: Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders vs. Forest Lake Rangers

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2025, 11:38pm

Basketball Preview: Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders vs. Forest Lake Rangers

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Cretin-Derham Hall is 10-0 against Forest Lake since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders will take on the Forest Lake Rangers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Cretin-Derham Hall's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Cretin-Derham Hall is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since February 17, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stillwater, sneaking past 81-78. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Raiders have posted against the Ponies since March 2, 2021.

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Cretin-Derham Hall relied on the efforts of Joe Mitchell, who went 11 for 22 en route to 32 points and four steals, and Ty Schlagel, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Mitchell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Mandre Frierson-Hollie, who posted nine points and eight boards.

Meanwhile, Forest Lake scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 73-72 to Park. The Rangers have struggled against the Wolfpack recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Cretin-Derham Hall's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Forest Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.

Cretin-Derham Hall didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Forest Lake in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with an 85-81 victory. Does Cretin-Derham Hall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forest Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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