Mesabi East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers, falling 75-49. The Giants lost against the Rangers in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 88-36 score last time.
Tj Duchamp was his usual excellent self, shooting 52% from beyond the arc on his way to 39 points and three steals for Mountain Iron-Buhl. The matchup was Duchamp's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Maras, who posted seven points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Mesabi East's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4.
As of now, neither Mesabi East nor Mountain Iron-Buhl have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
