Blake has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Cherry Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Blake has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 894 points over their last 12 games.
Even though Blake has not done well against Minnehaha Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Blake snuck past Minnehaha Academy with a 86-80 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Cherry put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Littlefork-Big Falls, posting a 103-57 victory at home. Winning may never get old, but Cherry sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cherry's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Sundquist led the charge by scoring 31 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sundquist has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Asuma, who scored 22 points along with eight assists and eight blocks.
Blake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Cherry, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
