After flying high against Lake of the Woods last Friday, Pine River-Backus came back down to earth. The Pine River-Backus Tigers were outmatched by the Cromwell Cardinals and fell 66-39. The Tigers have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Shannon Lund continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cromwell, going 11 of 17 en route to 23 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. Those 23 points gave Lund a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Remington Olesiak, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 15 points.
Pine River-Backus' loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Cromwell, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
When Pine River-Backus and Cromwell next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Pine River-Backus will take on Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and their four-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Cromwell will try to stop Mountain Iron-Buhl's 12-game winning streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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