If East Central was feeling good fresh off their 81-46 takedown of Braham last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Central Eagles lost 77-57 to the Deer River Warriors on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Warriors are ranked 52nd).
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Deer River, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will challenge Ogilvie at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Ogilvie likes a good challenge. As for Deer River, they will take on Greenway at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Greenway is on a five-game streak of home wins, Deer River a 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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