Mountain Iron-Buhl is 1-7 against Deer River since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers will be staying on the road to face off against the Deer River Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Mountain Iron-Buhl had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against International Falls. That's two games in a row now that Mountain Iron-Buhl has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Deer River has finally found some success away from home. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] on Wednesday. Deer River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Deer River, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Mountain Iron-Buhl came out on top in a nail-biter against Deer River in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Iron-Buhl since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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