Basketball Recap: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Beats Flanagan-Cornell for Their Third Straight Win

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Previous 3 Games

02/18/25 vs Flanagan-Cornell	62-49
02/14/25 vs El Paso-Gridley	59-50
02/11/25 @ Ridgeview	68-66

Deer Creek-Mackinaw entered their tilt with Flanagan-Cornell on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 62-49 win over the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 53-52 back in January.

Despite the loss, Flanagan-Cornell still got an impressive performance from Seth Jones, who went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Jones' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Connor Reed, who posted 11 points in addition to six boards and three blocks.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw's victory bumped their record up to 12-17. As for Flanagan-Cornell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 14-16 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Deer Creek-Mackinaw will take on Eureka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Deer Creek-Mackinaw's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups. As for Flanagan-Cornell, they will head out on the road to challenge Fisher at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Flanagan-Cornell is facing Fisher at the right time seeing as Fisher is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.