The Braham Bombers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Upsala Cardinals at 2:45 p.m. on March 9th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Braham walked away with it. They managed a 69-63 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Upsala can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They breezed by Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] at home to the tune of 76-41. Given Upsala's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] is ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upsala got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Boeckermann out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Boeckermann has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Laliberte, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and two steals.
Braham is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Upsala, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.
Braham came up short against Upsala in their previous matchup back in February, falling 75-71. Can Braham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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