Basketball Game Preview: Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots vs. Larimore Polar Bears

Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg is 8-2 against Larimore since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots will host the Larimore Polar Bears at 5:30 p.m. Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg will be strutting in after a win while Larimore will be coming in after a defeat.

Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Carrington, who was ranked 11th at the time (Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg was ranked 18th). Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg managed a 63-58 victory over Carrington on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Larimore had to suffer through a 61-26 loss at the hands of Hillsboro/Central Valley. The Polar Bears haven't had much luck with the H-CV Burros recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Larimore's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.

Everything went Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg's way against Larimore in their previous matchup back in January, as Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg made off with a 61-40 victory. Does Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Larimore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.