International Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 83-72 to the Cook County Vikings. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cook County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Denali Blackwell, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 22 points and five steals. Blackwell's afternoon made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Parker Backstrom, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
International Falls' loss dropped their record down to 2-23. As for Cook County, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13.
International Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cook County, they will square off against Cromwell at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Cromwell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 matchups.
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