The Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nashwauk-Keewatin will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Minnesota Rankings (they are ranked 375th, while Mountain Iron-Buhl is ranked 141st).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-42, which was the final score in Nashwauk-Keewatin's tilt against Littlefork-Big Falls on Tuesday. Nashwauk-Keewatin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mountain Iron-Buhl stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 88-39 win over South Ridge.
Tj Duchamp continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with seven assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylen Niska, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Nashwauk-Keewatin's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-16. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Nashwauk-Keewatin took a serious blow against Mountain Iron-Buhl in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 88-40. Can Nashwauk-Keewatin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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