The Superior Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Superior is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 22nd on Friday. They came up short against Esko, falling 70-49. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] came up short against Mountain Iron-Buhl on Tuesday and fell 70-59. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Rangers are ranked 31st).
Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Superior, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Superior strolled past Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 74-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Superior since the team 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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