Basketball Recap: Mesabi East Takes a Loss

After flying high against Two Harbors last Tuesday, Mesabi East came back down to earth. The Mesabi East Giants were beaten by the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines 85-44 on Thursday. The Giants have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Mesabi East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Mesabi East won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ely at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Ely will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mesabi East surely won't give up without a fight. Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] will take on Mountain Iron-Buhl in a holiday battle at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday at. Mountain Iron-Buhl is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 82.8 points per game this season.