Basketball Recap: Black River Falls Gets the Win

It was a proper cat-fight when Black River Falls faced off against Eleva-Strum on Monday. The Tigers came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 79-70. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Braylon Backaus

Points

12/08/25 vs Eleva-Strum	30
12/06/25 @ Tomahawk	46
12/04/25 vs Ellsworth	44
12/01/25 vs Coulee Region Christian	38

It was another big night for Braylon Backaus, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 30 points and four steals. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points. Another player making a difference was Mason Meimann, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 12 points along with five boards and four steals.

Black River Falls smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.

Black River Falls' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Eleva-Strum, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.

Black River Falls has already played their next contest, a 78-74 win against Arcadia on the 12th. As for Eleva-Strum, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 60-59 defeat against Pepin/Alma on the 12th.