The North Branch Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Zimmerman Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Branch has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Zimmerman will arrive with four straight wins.
North Branch lost 88-66 to Cambridge-Isanti on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (57), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Zimmerman hadn't done well against Becker recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Zimmerman secured a 71-67 W over Becker. While the Thunder didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
North Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Zimmerman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
North Branch strolled past Zimmerman in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 71-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Branch since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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