Rangers
| 12/27/24 vs Hancock | 48-60 |
| 12/20/24 vs Kelliher/Northome | 96-68 |
| 12/16/24 vs Esko | 90-69 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Ridge | 84-21 |
| 12/05/24 vs Hill City/Northland | 103-32 |
It was a good run, but Mountain Iron-Buhl unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 60-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hancock Owls.
Mountain Iron-Buhl lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Paige Norman, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Norman is becoming a predictor of Mountain Iron-Buhl's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Sami Warwas was another key player, putting up seven points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Mountain Iron-Buhl smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Hancock, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Mountain Iron-Buhl and Hawley will face off at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Hancock, they and Cass Lake-Bena will face off at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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