After flying high against Hinckley-Finlayson last Tuesday, Crosby-Ironton came back down to earth. The Crosby-Ironton Rangers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 58-57 to the East Central Eagles.

Keyon Wesner
| 01/10/25 @ East Central | 3 |
| 12/03/24 vs Aitkin | 2 |
| 01/19/24 @ Hinckley-Finlayson | 2 |
| 01/07/25 vs Hinckley-Finlayson | 1 |
| 01/03/25 @ Mesabi East | 1 |
Crosby-Ironton's loss came despite strong showings from Kyle Spencer and Keyon Wesner. Spencer went 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points and four steals, while Wesner went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Wesner a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Kovatovich, who posted ten points.
Crosby-Ironton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for East Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Crosby-Ironton and Two Harbors will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for East Central, they will take on Cherry at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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