Preview: Bigfork Huskies vs. Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers
Bigfork is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mountain Iron-Buhl is on a 21-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bigfork Huskies will take on the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Bigfork humbled Nashwauk-Keewatin with a 65-38 victory.
Meanwhile, even though Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Mountain Iron-Buhl still came out on top. Mountain Iron-Buhl was the clear victor by a 76-56 margin over Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]. Given Mountain Iron-Buhl's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] is ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hali Savela led the charge by shooting 5-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jordan Zubich, who scored 18 points along with eight assists and three steals.
Bigfork has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Bigfork was dealt a bruising 77-23 loss at the hands of Mountain Iron-Buhl when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Bigfork, Sage Ganyo (who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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