Deer River is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mountain Iron-Buhl is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Deer River Warriors will host the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deer River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 26 matches -- so hopefully Mountain Iron-Buhl likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Deer River strolled past South Ridge with points to spare, taking the game 86-67. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Mountain Iron-Buhl was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Ely 67-37. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Mountain Iron-Buhl's win bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Deer River, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
Deer River couldn't quite get it done against Mountain Iron-Buhl when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 70-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain Iron-Buhl's Tj Duchamp, who went 7-for-10 on his way to 29 points. Now that Deer River knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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