North Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Becker Bulldogs, falling 90-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Becker got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryce Paumen out in front who posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Weiss, who put up 20 points.
North Branch's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Becker, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
North Branch is taking a road trip to square off against Chisago Lakes Area at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. North Branch has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Becker, they will welcome Willmar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Becker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.8 points per game this season.
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