Ely/Northeast Range will square off against the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
Ely/Northeast Range is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Moose Lake/Willow River just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. The match between them and the Rebels didn't end well, with Ely/Northeast Range falling 63-46. The contest marked Ely/Northeast Range's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Iron-Buhl had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 84-39. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Ely/Northeast Range better focus on containing Anna Neyens and Izzy Wiita as the pair were huge in Mountain Iron-Buhl's win. Neyens went 11 for 16 en route to 29 points and three steals, while Wiita went 8 of 10 on her way to 23 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Neyens is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Another player making a difference was Lindsay Olin, who posted eight points and four steals.
Mountain Iron-Buhl smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Mountain Iron-Buhl pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45 points. As for Ely/Northeast Range, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
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