Cass Lake-Bena easily dispatched Sacred Heart last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers fell just short of the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers by a score of 60-57 on Monday. The Panthers have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Mountain Iron-Buhl found their leader in sophomore Paige Norman, who went 9 of 12 en route to 21 points and four steals. Norman continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sami Warwas, who posted seven points in addition to 11 boards and eight assists.
Cass Lake-Bena's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Cass Lake-Bena and Mountain Iron-Buhl should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings. Cass Lake-Bena (ranked 90th) will meet Blackduck (ranked 253rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Mountain Iron-Buhl will challenge Deer River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday up 190 places (53 vs. 243).
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