The Patrick Henry Patriots are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines at 1:00 p.m. on February 17th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Patrick Henry was beaten by Minneapolis Southwest 64-36. While losing is never fun, Patrick Henry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while Minneapolis Southwest is ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] pushed their score all the way to 56 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 76-56 defeat at the hands of Mountain Iron-Buhl.
Patrick Henry dropped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], their loss ended a 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5.
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