Braham is 2-8 against Pine City since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Braham Bombers will head out on the road to take on the Pine City Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Braham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Pine City likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Braham needed a bit of extra time to put away Upsala. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 87-85 win over the Cardinals. The team accrued 71 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
It was another big night for Tyler Eklund, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and 12 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Braham's points. Another player making a difference was Tanner Doble, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Pine City ended up a good deal behind East Central on Friday and lost 76-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Dragons still had to take the loss.
Pine City dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Braham, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Braham strolled past Pine City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 71-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Braham since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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