The Bigfork Huskies will square off against the Kelliher/Northome Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Bigfork lost 66-40 to Mesabi East on Monday. The Huskies have struggled against the Giants recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Kelliher/Northome came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Wildcats to the tune of 91-25. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Wildcats are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelliher/Northome's win came from a few key players Bigfork will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kate Thayer, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 37 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Binkley, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals.
Kelliher/Northome was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 22 assists in four consecutive contests.
Kelliher/Northome has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.5 points per game. As for Bigfork, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Bigfork was taken down by Kelliher/Northome 91-26 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Bigfork avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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