The Duluth East Greyhounds will challenge the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Duluth East has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while St. Francis will arrive with four straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-37, which was the final score in Duluth East's tilt against Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Wolverines are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, St. Francis got the win against Mora on Monday by a conclusive 55-34.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 5-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Duluth East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Duluth East beat St. Francis 51-43 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Does Duluth East have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Francis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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