After two games on the road, Pine River-Backus is heading back home. They will take on the Red Lake Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Pine River-Backus came up short against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and fell 64-56.
Meanwhile, Red Lake put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They blew past Blackduck 94-70. Given Red Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Blackduck is ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Gerald Kingbird jr, who shot 6-for-13 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 45 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dave Dudley Jr, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Pine River-Backus has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Red Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Pine River-Backus was dealt a bruising 83-55 defeat at the hands of Red Lake when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kingbird jr, who shot 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine assists. Now that Pine River-Backus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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