Recap: Cloquet Lumberjacks vs. Cromwell Cardinals
The Cloquet Lumberjacks entered their tilt with the Cromwell Cardinals with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Cloquet was the clear victor by a 80-58 margin over Cromwell. Cloquet might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
Cromwell's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Nyberg, who scored 17 points. Nyberg scored a full 29.3% of Cromwell's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Brady Dahl was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Cloquet's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Cromwell, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1.
Cloquet will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Barnum at 7:15 p.m. Cromwell won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mesabi East at 2:45 p.m. on December 28th. Mesabi East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Cromwell is ranked 76th).
