Basketball Game Preview: Cavalier Tornadoes vs. Larimore Polar Bears

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Previous Games

01/20/24 - Away	56-58 L
02/27/23 - Home	48-61 L
02/17/22 - Away	73-30 W
03/03/20 - Neutral	79-46 W
02/20/20 - Away	65-49 W
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Cavalier and Larimore are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but not for long. The Cavalier Tornadoes will welcome the Larimore Polar Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cavalier has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Larimore will come in with five straight victories.

Cavalier came up short against Midway/Minto on Monday, falling 74-50. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Mustangs are ranked 21st).

Meanwhile, Larimore didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Griggs County Central/Midkota on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win.

Larimore's win came from a few key players Cavalier will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jace Collison, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 11 points. Baron Burns was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Larimore pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Cavalier, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.

Cavalier couldn't quite finish off Larimore in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 58-56. Will Cavalier have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.