Preview: Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers vs. South Ridge Panthers
Mountain Iron-Buhl is 8-0 against South Ridge since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers will take on the South Ridge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain Iron-Buhl had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Bigfork 79-44 on the road on Saturday. Mountain Iron-Buhl's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Jordan Zubich continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 34 points along with four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 18 or more in the last 14 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hali Savela, who scored 17 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Ridge was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Kelley 87-31 on the road. Given South Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Kelley is ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Iron-Buhl has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for South Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 23-6.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Iron-Buhl against South Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 68-37 victory. Does Mountain Iron-Buhl have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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