The Turtle Mountain Braves will head out to face off against the Devils Lake Firebirds at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Turtle Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Devils Lake likes a good challenge.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Turtle Mountain turned things around against Standing Rock on Saturday. They rang in the new year with a 69-58 victory over the Warriors.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Devils Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 74-35 blowout they got against Four Winds/Minnewaukan. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Indians are ranked 26th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Devils Lake pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points per game. As for Turtle Mountain, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
Turtle Mountain suffered a grim 73-52 defeat to Devils Lake in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Turtle Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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