The Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 72-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thief River Falls. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Thief River Falls to victory were Caleb Rosendahl and Bridger Wilcox. Rosendahl scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists, while Wilcox scored 24 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Rosendahl has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 12 times he's played. Lucas Rantanen was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Mahnomen/Waubun's loss dropped their record down to 9-22. As for Thief River Falls, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mahnomen/Waubun will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Breckenridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Thief River Falls, they will head out on the road to challenge Park Rapids at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Park Rapidspresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Thief River Falls in Minnesota (Park Rapids is ranked 100th, while Thief River Falls is ranked 234th).
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