The Swanville Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Upsala Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Swanville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Cardinals are ranked 154th).
Last Friday, things could have been worse for Swanville, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-46 loss to the.
Meanwhile, Upsala scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past Pine River-Backus 80-42 on the road. Upsala has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Upsala can attribute much of their success to Noah Boeckermann, who almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, and Jack Primus, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Primus is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aden Warga, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds.
Swanville has not been sharp recently as the team's lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Upsala, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Swanville might still be hurting after the 66-45 defeat they got from the Cardinals in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Primus, who scored 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Now that Swanville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
