The Hibbing Bluejackets will venture away from home to face off against the Deer River Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hibbing will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Princeton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hibbing wrapped up 2024 with an 80-63 victory over Princeton. While the Bluejackets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Deer River put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Proctor 81-61. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Deer River's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.5 points per game. As for Hibbing, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Hibbing opened the new year with a less-than-successful 76-68 defeat to Deer River. Can Hibbing avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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