The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Chisholm Bluestreaks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Iron-Buhl has eight straight victories, Chisholm has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Mountain Iron-Buhl was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, taking the game 49-39. The 49-point effort marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 12/28/24 vs Hillcrest Lutheran Academy | 2 |
| 12/27/24 vs Cass Lake-Bena | 3 |
| 12/19/24 @ Hill City | 3 |
| 12/17/24 vs Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Littlefork-Big Falls | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Iron-Buhl to victory, but perhaps none more so than Micaden Clines, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds. Clines is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Tj Duchamp was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Chisholm came up short against Nashwauk-Keewatin on Saturday and fell 63-55.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Chisholm, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mountain Iron-Buhl strolled past Chisholm in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 70-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Iron-Buhl since the squad 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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