Deer River is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cherry is on a 17-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Deer River Warriors will welcome the Cherry Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Deer River knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Cherry likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Deer River took their match with ease, bagging a 93-57 victory over Red Lake. Deer River has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cherry strolled past East Central with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 88-70. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Eagles are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cherry's win bumped their record up to 19-0. As for Deer River, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Deer River was dealt a bruising 109-50 loss at the hands of Cherry in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Deer River have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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