Cromwell is 10-0 against Floodwood since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cromwell Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Floodwood Polar Bears at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Cromwell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cromwell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Pine River-Backus 75-45 on the road. Given Cromwell's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Pine River-Backus is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cromwell relied on the efforts of Emaleigh Olesiak, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 2 assists, and Isabella Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Olesiak also posted two blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Granholm, who scored nine points.
Floodwood has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 55-35 walloping at the hands of South Ridge on Thursday.
Cromwell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Floodwood, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Cromwell strolled past Floodwood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 47-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cromwell since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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