The Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers will square off against Carlton/Wrenshall at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mountain Iron-Buhl sitting on nine straight victories and Carlton/Wrenshall on ten.
With a playoff game on the line, Mountain Iron-Buhl rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 70-67 win over the Warriors. Mountain Iron-Buhl's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Tj Duchamp continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 33 points along with five assists. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Rylen Niska, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Carlton/Wrenshall stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Ridge 85-55 on the road. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's victory bumped their record up to 23-5. As for Carlton/Wrenshall, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
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