The Cherry Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Cherry knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Walker-Hackensack-Akeley likes a good challenge.
Cherry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Littlefork-Big Falls 93-53. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Cass Lake-Bena by a score of 55-44 on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Panthers are ranked 69th).
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Cherry, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Cherry was dealt a bruising 76-36 loss at the hands of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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