Cass Lake-Bena is 10-0 against Laporte since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Laporte Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on January 23rd. One thing working in Cass Lake-Bena's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 games.
Even though Mountain Iron-Buhl scored an imposing 72 points on Monday, Cass Lake-Bena still came out on top. Cass Lake-Bena walked away with an 83-72 victory over Mountain Iron-Buhl. Cass Lake-Bena's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Laporte's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 85-56 loss at the hands of Kelliher/Northome. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Laporte has suffered since December 15, 2023.
Cass Lake-Bena is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Laporte, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything came up roses for Cass Lake-Bena against Laporte when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 89-52 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cass Lake-Bena since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
