Basketball Recap: Deer River Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Deer River and Cherry squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Deer River had to settle for second. They lost 77-56 to the Cherry Tigers. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

03/14/25 vs Cherry	56-77
03/13/25 vs Mountain Iron-Buhl	73-61
03/08/25 vs South Ridge	86-67
03/05/25 vs Hill City	87-45
02/28/25 vs North Woods	95-55

Deer River moved to 25-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.3 points over those games. As for Cherry, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.

As of now, neither Deer River nor Cherry have any future games scheduled.