Sadly, the Floodwood Polar Bears are still looking for their first win of the season after 18 games. They were outmatched by Barnum on the road and fell 71-30. While losing is never fun, Floodwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while Barnum is ranked 194th).
Despite the defeat, Floodwood saw an underclassman step up: Jonah Spindler scored 17 points. That was a full 56.7% of Floodwood's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Floodwood dropped their record down to 0-18 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Barnum, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Floodwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 84-31 loss vs. Nashwauk-Keewatin on the 15th. Barnum has also already played their next game, a 64-54 victory against Proctor on the 13th.
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