Pine River-Backus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the Nevis Tigers 94-47. While losing is never fun, Pine River-Backus can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Nevis is ranked 35th).
Pine River-Backus' defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Nevis, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Pine River-Backus will square off against Kelliher/Northome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nevis, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Nevis Tigers challenge the Laporte Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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