The Cromwell Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Pine River-Backus Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cromwell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Monday.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cromwell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Cherry 70-31 at home. Given Cromwell's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Cherry is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Isabella Anderson, who scored 21 points along with seven steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Emaleigh Olesiak was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Pine River-Backus' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 59-38 walloping at the hands of Menahga. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pine River-Backus in their matchups with Menahga: they've now lost three in a row.
Cromwell's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Pine River-Backus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything went Cromwell's way against Pine River-Backus when the teams last played back in December of 2019 as Cromwell made off with a 75-49 victory. Does Cromwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine River-Backus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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