After flying high against the Floodwood Polar Bears last Thursday, the Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans came back down to earth. Nashwauk-Keewatin was dealt a 80-37 defeat at the hands of Mountain Iron-Buhl on Friday. While losing is never fun, Nashwauk-Keewatin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while Mountain Iron-Buhl is ranked 141st).
Leading Mountain Iron-Buhl to victory were Chris King and Tj Duchamp. King dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Duchamp scored 29 points along with six steals. Duchamp continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Micaden Clines, who scored ten points along with two steals and two blocks.
Nashwauk-Keewatin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Nashwauk-Keewatin will take on South Ridge at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Nashwauk-Keewatin and South Ridge are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they will head out on the road to square off against Floodwood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Iron-Buhl is facing Floodwood at the right time seeing as Floodwood is stuck on a 19-game losing streak.
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