Mountain Iron-Buhl had won seven straight home games and Paige Norman did her part to make it eight on Monday. The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers 60-57 thanks in part to Norman, who went 9 of 12 en route to 21 points and four steals. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
| 01/20/25 vs Cass Lake-Bena | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Walker-Hackensack-Akeley | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Grand Rapids | 3 |
| 01/11/25 @ Braham | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ North Woods | 5 |
Sami Warwas was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to 11 rebounds and eight assists. She has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Cass Lake-Bena, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-5 record.
Mountain Iron-Buhl and Cass Lake-Bena should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Mountain Iron-Buhl (ranked 53rd) will meet Deer River (ranked 243rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Cass Lake-Bena will face off against Blackduck at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday up 163 places (90 vs. 253).
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