Deer River suffered their biggest defeat since January 25, 2024 on Thursday. They took a blow against the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers, falling 90-37. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Iron-Buhl to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izzy Wiita, who went 7 for 9 en route to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah Thomas, who posted 15 points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Deer River's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Deer River will be playing in front of their home fans against Floodwood at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they will head out on the road to challenge Sacred Heart at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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