Stillwater lost against Cretin-Derham Hall back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Stillwater Ponies fell just short of the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders by a score of 81-78. While losing is never fun, the Ponies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Raiders are ranked third).
Leading Cretin-Derham Hall to victory were Joe Mitchell and Ty Schlagel. Mitchell went 11 for 22 on his way to 32 points and four steals, while Schlagel almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Schlagel's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Mandre Frierson-Hollie, who posted nine points and eight boards.
Stillwater's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Stillwater will look to defend their home court on Friday against Woodbury at 7:00 p.m. Stillwater knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Woodbury likes a good challenge. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they will challenge Forest Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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