The Cherry Tigers put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 92-56 victory over Moose Lake/Willow River at home. Considering Cherry has won five contests by more than 32 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cherry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Asuma, who scored 20 points along with five assists. Another player making a difference was Carson Brown, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Cherry pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 36.62 points. As for Moose Lake/Willow River, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cherry will finish 2023 at home by hosting Forest Lake at 2:00 p.m. on December 28th. Moose Lake/Willow River won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mesabi East at 7:15 p.m. on December 19th. Mesabi East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Moose Lake/Willow River is ranked 14th).
