The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers entered their tilt with the Red Lake Warriors with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Cass Lake-Bena came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 94-81 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Red Lake's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gerald Kingbird jr, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 35 points and 4 assists, and Dave Dudley Jr who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jack Brown was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six steals.
Cass Lake-Bena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Red Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cass Lake-Bena will take on the Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Kelliher/Northome knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully the Panthers like a good challenge. As for Red Lake, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Wolves at 7:15 p.m. on February 6th. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Warriors are ranked 138th).
