Hill City/Northland and Mountain Iron-Buhl squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Hill City/Northland had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers and fell 85-38. While losing is never fun, Hill City/Northland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while Mountain Iron-Buhl is ranked 51st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Iron-Buhl to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aniyah Thomas, who made all 6 shots she took to post 16 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Thomas continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Izzy Wiita, who shot 67% from the field on her way to 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hill City/Northland's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-3.
As of now, neither Hill City/Northland nor Mountain Iron-Buhl have any future games scheduled.
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