Duluth East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hermantown Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Hawks are ranked 93rd).
Duluth East's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Hermantown, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Duluth East will head out to square off against Virginia at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hermantown, they will head out on the road to face off against East Grand Forks at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th.
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