Mountain Iron-Buhl was the 74-45 winner over Greenway when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers fell 79-70 to the Greenway Raiders on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (69), the Rangers still had to take the loss.
Several Rangers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tj Duchamp, who went 11 for 27 en route to 31 points. That was a full 44.3% of Mountain Iron-Buhl's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Micaden Clines was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Greenway, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain Iron-Buhl will host Deer River at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Deer River knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Mountain Iron-Buhl likes a good challenge. As for Greenway, they will be playing at home against International Falls at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Greenway is facing International Falls at the right time seeing as International Falls is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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