After flying high against Bigfork last Tuesday, Ely came back down to earth. The Ely Timberwolves took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers on Thursday. The Timberwolves haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Iron-Buhl to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tj Duchamp, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 27 points and seven assists. The game was Duchamp's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Chris King was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Ely's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ely wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 72-61 defeat against Marshall on the 18th. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they will square off against Cass Lake-Bena at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Cass Lake-Bena's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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