Basketball Recap: Mountain Iron-Buhl Finds Playoff Glory Versus Hill City/Northland

Rangers

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ North Woods	86
12/03/24 vs Red Lake	85
02/27/25 vs Cook County	79
01/06/25 vs International Falls	73
12/05/24 vs Hill City/Northland	71

Mountain Iron-Buhl extended their postseason success on Saturday against Hill City/Northland. They claimed a resounding 85-38 win over Hill City/Northland. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Mountain Iron-Buhl's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aniyah Thomas, who made all 6 shots she took racking up 16 points along with five assists and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Thomas now owns an excellent 46.2% field goal percentage. Izzy Wiita was another key player, going 6-for-9 en route to 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Thomas wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Mountain Iron-Buhl was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in six consecutive games.

Mountain Iron-Buhl is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. This is the second loss in a row for Hill City/Northland and nudges their season record down to 17-13.

As of now, neither Mountain Iron-Buhl nor Hill City/Northland have any future games scheduled.