Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Maple River a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier Rangers will welcome the Maple River Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 47-25 to Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Scranton], which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Maple River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 60-56 to Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg.
Maple River's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier strolled past Maple River when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 63-47. Does Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maple River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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