Basketball Recap: Cherry Beats Deer River for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

02/07/25 vs Red Lake	72
03/08/25 vs North Woods	64
01/28/25 @ Chisholm	62
02/28/25 vs Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]	56
03/05/25 vs Bigfork	54

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cherry had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 77-56 margin over the Deer River Warriors. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

The victory (which was Cherry's fifth in a row) raised their record to 29-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.8 points. As for Deer River, they moved to 25-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Cherry nor Deer River have any future games scheduled.