Crookston is 2-8 against Barnesville since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crookston Pirates will challenge the Barnesville Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Crookston was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 69-65 to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. 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 292nd, while the Rebels are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, Barnesville waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 76-68 win over the Hornets.
Barnesville is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Crookston, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Things could have been worse for Crookston, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 76-58 loss to Barnesville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Crookston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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