The Larimore Polar Bears will head out to take on the Warwick Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Larimore sitting on three straight wins and Warwick on four.
Larimore will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Larimore came out on top against Drayton/Valley-Edinburg by a score of 53-40 on Tuesday.
02/04/25 vs Drayton/Valley-Edinburg | 9 |
01/23/25 @ New Rockford-Sheyenne | 7 |
01/31/25 @ Hatton/Northwood | 6 |
01/30/25 vs Wyndmere/Lidgerwood | 6 |
12/28/23 vs Richland | 6 |
It was another big night for Jace Collison, who shot 6-for-11 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Avery Gratton, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Warwick didn't have too much trouble with Hatton/Northwood on Monday as they won 70-51.
Larimore better keep an eye on Elijah Feather Jr. He was instrumental in Warwick's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Touche Jr, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Warwick is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Larimore, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
Larimore couldn't quite finish off Warwick in their previous matchup back in January and fell 57-54. Can Larimore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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