Blaine lost against Maple Grove back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Blaine Bengals lost 90-70 to the Maple Grove Crimson. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (66), the Bengals still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for Blaine and nudges their season record down to 14-11. Sadly, the team can't blame their woes on tough opposition, as that stretch included 5-18 Elk River (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 42.9% over those games). As for Maple Grove, they pushed their record up to 16-9 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Looking ahead, Blaine is taking a road trip to square off against Elk River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blaine knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 games -- so hopefully Elk River likes a good challenge. As for Maple Grove, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-59 victory against Harding on the 24th.
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