Basketball Recap: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Comes Up Short

If Tracy-Milroy-Balaton was riding high fresh off their 68-38 takedown of Red Rock Central last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers took a blow against the Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays on Friday, falling 83-55. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Bluejays are ranked 76th).

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton's loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Central Minnesota Christian, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 17-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton will venture away from home to square off against Minneota at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Minneota likes a good challenge. As for Central Minnesota Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Minnesota Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully MACCRAY likes a good challenge.