Aitkin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to the Braham Bombers on the road by a 84-66 margin. While losing is never fun, the Gobblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Bombers are ranked 132nd).
Tyler Eklund continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Braham, dropping a triple-double on 34 points, 11 boards, and ten assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Eklund has scored at least a third of Braham's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Doble, who posted 18 points and six rebounds.
Aitkin's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Braham, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Aitkin will challenge Mora at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Braham, they are taking a road trip to take on Floodwood at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.
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