Basketball Game Preview: Big Bay de Noc Black Bears vs. North Dickinson Nordics

Big Bay de Noc is on a five-game streak of home wins, while North Dickinson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Big Bay de Noc Black Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the North Dickinson Nordics at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Big Bay de Noc had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 27-point drubbing they dealt Mid Peninsula on Monday. Big Bay de Noc blew past Mid Peninsula 61-34. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Black Bears have posted since January 27th.

Meanwhile, North Dickinson took their contest last Tuesday with ease, bagging a 70-39 win over L'Anse. The Nordics have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 29 points or more this season.

North Dickinson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.3 points. Big Bay de Noc's victory bumped their record up to 10-13.

Big Bay de Noc might still be hurting after the 87-61 loss they got from North Dickinson in their previous meeting back in December of 2018. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Big Bay de Noc was down 47-24.