Basketball Recap: Cherry's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to 45

Tigers

Previous Games

01/17/25 @ Deer River	95-63
01/14/25 vs East Central	88-70
01/11/25 vs Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta	78-64
01/10/25 vs Esko	82-70
01/09/25 @ Littlefork-Big Falls	92-64
+ 40 more games

Cherry put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Deer River Warriors, posting a 95-63 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Cherry's win was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.4 points. As for Deer River, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-1.

Cherry and Deer River should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Cherry (ranked fifth) will meet Nashwauk-Keewatin (ranked 347th) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Deer River will challenge Cromwell at 7:15 p.m. on Monday up 184 places (42 vs. 226).