Deer River had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They took down the South Ridge Panthers 86-67. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Panthers are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Warriors
| 03/08/25 vs South Ridge | 86-67 |
| 03/05/25 vs Hill City | 87-45 |
| 02/28/25 vs North Woods | 95-55 |
| 02/11/25 vs East Central | 77-57 |
| 01/31/25 vs Chisholm | 83-45 |
Deer River pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for South Ridge, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-9.
Coming up, Deer River will welcome Mountain Iron-Buhl at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Mountain Iron-Buhl's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matches. South Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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