Basketball Recap: Mountain Iron-Buhl Extends Winning Streak to 11

Rangers

Previous Games

03/05/25 vs Nashwauk-Keewatin	68-50
02/28/25 vs Mesabi East	75-49
02/25/25 vs Deer River	70-61
02/21/25 @ Bigfork	95-40
02/18/25 vs Ely	92-66
+ 6 more games

Mountain Iron-Buhl waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They strolled past the Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 68-50. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Spartans are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mountain Iron-Buhl's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points over those games. As for Nashwauk-Keewatin, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

Mountain Iron-Buhl didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-37 victory against Ely on the 8th. Nashwauk-Keewatin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.