Basketball Recap: Pine City Has No Trouble Against North Branch

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Previous Games

02/10/25 - Away	68-51 W
12/01/23 - Home	48-89 L
12/20/22 - Neutral	35-57 L
12/21/21 - Neutral	51-69 L
12/17/19 - Away	81-71 W
+ 4 more games

After losing to North Branch the last time they met, Pine City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Pine City Dragons strolled past the North Branch Vikings with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 68-51.

Pine City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for North Branch, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.

Looking ahead, Pine City will venture away from home to face off against Mora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully Pine City likes a good challenge. As for North Branch, they have already played their next contest, a 76-25 loss against Zimmerman on the 11th.