Basketball Recap: Hibbing Skates Past Hermantown with Ease

Bluejackets

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 @ International Falls	62
12/12/24 vs Greenway	60
01/28/25 vs Proctor	35
12/06/24 @ Hermantown	30
03/07/25 vs Hermantown	27

Hibbing waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Hermantown Hawks, posting a 73-46 win. The Bluejackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.

Hibbing's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points over those games. As for Hermantown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-23 record this season.

Hibbing will face off against Denfeld at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denfeld knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Hibbing likes a good challenge. Hermantown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.