South Ridge is 0-8 against Mountain Iron-Buhl since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The South Ridge Panthers will square off against the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South Ridge walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Mariners 87-31 on the road. Given South Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Kelley is ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mountain Iron-Buhl blew past Bigfork, posting a 79-44 win on the road. With Mountain Iron-Buhl ahead 79-44 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Jordan Zubich, who scored 34 points along with four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 14 times she's played. Hali Savela was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
South Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-3.
South Ridge was dealt a bruising 68-37 loss at the hands of Mountain Iron-Buhl in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zubich, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 8 assists. Now that South Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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