| 12/17/24 vs Royalton | 39-67 |
| 12/12/24 @ Nevis | 64-46 |
| 12/10/24 @ Sebeka | 70-63 |
| 12/06/24 @ Blackduck | 63-55 |
| 12/03/24 vs Laporte | 81-20 |
It was a good run, but Pine River-Backus unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Royalton Royals 67-39. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Royals are ranked 15th).
Pine River-Backus' defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Royalton, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pine River-Backus Tigers challenge the Park Rapids Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Royalton will take on Kimball in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kimball has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps