The Braham Bombers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Barnum Bombers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Braham is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cherry just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 96-74. While losing is never fun, the Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Tigers are ranked second).
| 12/19/24 @ Cherry | 33 |
| 12/17/24 vs North Lakes Academy | 19 |
| 12/16/24 vs McGregor | 21 |
| 12/12/24 @ Crosby-Ironton | 31 |
| 12/10/24 @ Hinckley-Finlayson | 26 |
Despite the loss, Braham got top-tier performance from Tyler Eklund, who posted 33 points along with eight assists and six steals. Eklund's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Doble, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Barnum's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 73-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Deer River.
Barnum's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2. As for Braham, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Braham was dealt a bruising 62-25 defeat at the hands of Barnum in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Braham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
