The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Cass Lake-Bena knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Mountain Iron-Buhl likes a good challenge.
Cass Lake-Bena took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 74-67 win over Sacred Heart. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Mountain Iron-Buhl entered their tilt with Ely on Thursday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top against the Timberwolves by a score of 69-59. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Iron-Buhl pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.0 points per game. As for Cass Lake-Bena, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Cass Lake-Bena came up short against Mountain Iron-Buhl in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 68-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain Iron-Buhl's Tj Duchamp, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 30 points and seven assists. Now that Cass Lake-Bena knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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