Basketball Game Preview: Superior Spartans vs. Cloquet Lumberjacks

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Previous Games

01/19/24 - Away	80-59 W
01/20/23 - Home	76-46 W
01/28/22 - Away	100-47 W
01/22/21 - Home	64-65 L
01/24/20 - Away	66-57 W
+ 5 more games

Superior has gone 9-1 against Cloquet recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Superior Spartans will welcome the Cloquet Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Superior's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.

Last Tuesday, Superior came up short against New Richmond and fell 74-64. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Meanwhile, Cloquet unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 66-59 to Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]. The contest marked the Lumberjacks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Cloquet's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2. As for Superior, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.

Everything went Superior's way against Cloquet when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Superior made off with an 80-59 victory. Does Superior have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cloquet turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.