After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four contests, Hill City/Northland finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 102-24 loss at the hands of the Kelliher/Northome Mustangs. The game marked Hill City/Northland's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Kelliher/Northome was led to victory by Kate Thayer and Kylee Binkley. Thayer dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 steals, while Binkley dropped a double-double with 27 points and ten steals. Thayer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 53 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Charli Hallstrom, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.
Hill City/Northland's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Kelliher/Northome, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-3.
The future could be bright for both Hill City/Northland and Kelliher/Northome: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Hill City/Northland will try to hand Littlefork-Big Falls their seventh-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Kelliher/Northome will look to extend Nevis' three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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