Thursday is set to be a big day of high school basketball, with No. 2 Devils Lake and No. 3 Four Winds/Minnewaukan boys’ basketball both returning to the court and playing region opponents.
The Firebirds (13-1, 3-1) are on the road against Hillsboro/Central Valley (6-6, 1-3) at 7:30 p.m. The Burros recently ended the undefeated streak of North Star, the No. 3 team in Division B. The Firebirds and Burros met back in December and Devils Lake won handily, 83-41.
The Indians (10-3, 3-1), meanwhile, have a tougher task ahead of them Thursday night as they travel to play No. 4 Grafton at 7 p.m. The Spoilers are in first place in Region 2 with a 10-2 overall record and 4-1 region record.When these teams met in December, Grafton won 74-47. That was FW/M’s very first game of the season. A lot has changed since then, and the Indians are currently edging out the Spoilers in the polls, but Thursday’s matchup will be a more telling test of who’s truly the better team.
Highlights
The Lake Region State College basketball teams lost to Dawson Community College in Glendive, Mont. on Wednesday. Both were close losses. For more on these games, read here and check out the full article in next Tuesday’s print edition of the Devils Lake Journal.
Tiyahna Trottier, of the Royals’ women’s team, was named the Mon-Dak Athletic Conference player of the week prior to Wednesday’s game. She put up 23 points in last week’s win over second-place North Dakota State College of Science.
Other scores
Women’s basketball
North Dakota State College of Science 51, Williston State College 66
What to watch
In addition to the Devils Lake and FW/M games, North Star boys’ basketball will return to play on Thursday as well. The No. 3 Bearcats play at home against Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich with a 7 p.m. start time.
New Rockford-Sheyenne boys’ basketball plays Hatton/Northwood at home at 7 p.m., while Benson County girls’ basketball faces No. 1 May-Port-C-G at home at 5:30 p.m.
Devils Lake boys’ hockey has its last home game of the season Thursday night after holding its Senior Night on Tuesday. The Firebirds will look to end their five-game losing streak at 7:30 p.m. against West Fargo Sheyenne.
The Royals’ basketball teams also have another set of games in Montana, this time at Miles Community College. The women play at noon and the men play at 2 p.m.
Joseph “Mojo” Hill is a reporter covering Lake Region sports for the Devils Lake Journal. Contact him on Twitter @mojohill22 or at jhill@devilslakejournal.com for any tips, questions or story ideas.
