Crookston lost against East Grand Forks back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Crookston Pirates came up short against the East Grand Forks Green Wave, falling 76-55. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Green Wave are ranked 49th).
Crookston has also been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 17 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for East Grand Forks, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, Crookston will face off against Thief River Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Grand Forks, they will head out to challenge Warroad at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Warroad knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 games -- so hopefully East Grand Forks likes a good challenge.
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