The Maple Grove Red Dragons pushed their score all the way to 60 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 71-60 defeat to Panama. Maple Grove has struggled against Panama recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Carter Brink continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Panama, scoring 31 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Brink has scored at least 25% of Panama's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Hinsdale, who scored 12 points.
Maple Grove's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Panama, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maple Grove will take on Falconer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Panama, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sherman at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Sherman and Panama are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
