Bismarck is 1-9 against Minot since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bismarck Demons will head out on the road to square off against the Minot Magicians at 7:45 p.m. Bismarck knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Minot likes a good challenge.
Bismarck is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 106-55 victory over Williston. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Coyotes are ranked 96th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Minot didn't have quite enough to beat Dickinson on Tuesday and fell 86-83. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (78), the Magicians still had to take the loss.
Bismarck pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41 points. As for Minot, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-5.
Things could have been worse for Bismarck, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 83-66 loss to Minot in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Bismarck avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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