Basketball Game Preview: Thief River Falls Prowlers vs. Hawley Nuggets

Thief River Falls and Hawley are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Thief River Falls Prowlers will host the Hawley Nuggets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Thief River Falls' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Last Friday, Thief River Falls came up short against Warroad and fell 77-67. While losing is never fun, the Prowlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Warriors are ranked 38th).

Meanwhile, Hawley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Spectrum and fell 77-48.

Thief River Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hawley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Thief River Falls came up short against Hawley when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-47. Will Thief River Falls have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.