Basketball Game Preview: Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines vs. Marshall Tigers

The Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines will face off against the Marshall Tigers on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] comes in on three and Marshall on eight.

Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 73-54 victory over Hermantown. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hawks are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Marshall won against New Ulm last Tuesday with 82 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Marshall beat New Ulm by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 82-69.

Marshall pushed their record up to 29-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], their victory bumped their record up to 26-5.