Basketball Game Preview: Stephen-Argyle Central Storm vs. Fertile-Beltrami Falcons

Stephen-Argyle Central is a perfect 8-0 against Fertile-Beltrami since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Stephen-Argyle Central Storm will take on the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Stephen-Argyle Central has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 28.

Stephen-Argyle Central will face Fertile-Beltrami after dropping another heartbreaker against Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Stephen-Argyle Central fell just short of Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] by a score of 40-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Storm have suffered since January 2nd.

Meanwhile, Fertile-Beltrami didn't have too much trouble with Red Lake County Central on Tuesday as they won 50-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.

Stephen-Argyle Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Fertile-Beltrami, they now have a winning record of 12-11.

Stephen-Argyle Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Fertile-Beltrami in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 56-53. Will Stephen-Argyle Central repeat their success, or does Fertile-Beltrami have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.