Basketball Game Preview: Crookston Pirates vs. Thief River Falls Prowlers

Crookston is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Thief River Falls a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Crookston Pirates will host the Thief River Falls Prowlers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Crookston lost 76-55 to East Grand Forks on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Green Wave are ranked 50th).

Meanwhile, Thief River Falls hadn't done well against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Thief River Falls had just enough and edged Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton out 61-58.

Thief River Falls is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Crookston, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.

Crookston couldn't quite finish off Thief River Falls in their previous matchup back in January and fell 67-64. Will Crookston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.