The Floodwood Polar Bears will head out to challenge the South Ridge Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Floodwood has eight straight wins, South Ridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Floodwood took their contest with ease, bagging a 67-35 victory over McGregor. The Polar Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when South Ridge took on Cherry on Tuesday. South Ridge fell just short of Cherry by a score of 39-36.
Floodwood's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for South Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Floodwood was able to grind out a solid victory over South Ridge when the teams last played back in January, winning 63-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Floodwood since the team 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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