Basketball Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Maple River

Maple River won the last time they faced Griggs County Central/Midkota and things went their way on Thursday too. The Maple River Eagles strolled past the Griggs County Central/Midkota Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 64-45. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 211th in Minnesota, while the Cougars are ranked 63rd in North Dakota).

Maple River pushed their record up to 19-19 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Griggs County Central/Midkota, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.

Maple River has already played their next match (against St. Clair), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Griggs County Central/Midkota also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather].