The North Branch Vikings will square off against the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Branch has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while St. Francis will arrive with three straight victories.
North Branch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 65 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Monticello on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Magic and fell 93-25. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Magic are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis). They walked away with an 88-77 win over Chisago Lakes Area on Tuesday.
North Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for St. Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
North Branch took a serious blow against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in January, falling 82-48. Will North Branch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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