Basketball Recap: Irondale Comes Up Short

Irondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 73-65 to the White Bear Lake Bears. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly eight points.

Jake Dedominces

Points

02/28/25 @ White Bear Lake	23
02/25/25 vs Mounds View	25
02/21/25 vs Roseville	19
02/18/25 @ Forest Lake	31
02/14/25 vs East Ridge	22
+ 2 more games

When it comes to explaining why Irondale lost, don't look at Jake Dedominces. Despite the final result, he shot 50% from the field to rack up 23 points along with six boards and five steals. Dedominces' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Russell, who went 6-for-10 en route to 16 points.

Irondale's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for White Bear Lake, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 25-10.

As of now, neither Irondale nor White Bear Lake have any future games scheduled.