Hermantown will try to halt a three-game losing streak Tuesday night when it hosts Duluth Denfeld in a Lake Superior Conference boys basketball game. The Hunters defeated Hermantown 91-51 on Jan. 20 in Duluth.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at Hermantown High School.
The Hawks (6-15, 4-5 Lake Superior Conference) have dropped four of their last five, including an 83-43 loss at Bemidji on Saturday at the Sanford Center. Hermantown also fell at Chisago Lakes 98-75 on Feb. 9 and at Grand Rapids 88-50 on Feb. 5. The Hawks’ last win came Feb. 4, a 107-77 home victory over Rock Ridge.
Denfeld (14-8, 7-1) enters in second place in the conference standings, one game behind Grand Rapids (8-1).
In that meeting, Denfeld shot 37-for-68 from the field and outrebounded Hermantown 41-22. Carter Brown led the Hunters with 31 points and 13 rebounds, while Lee Brooks added 18 points and Joseph Dupree Jr. and Sawyer Morrow each scored 12. Antonio Brown contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Hermantown was led by Sawyer Senst with 16 points. Corbin Petcoff added eight points and Noah Schulz and Ben Sundland each scored seven.
The Hunters have won seven of eight conference games and remain in contention for the Lake Superior Conference title. Hermantown sits fourth in the standings behind Grand Rapids, Denfeld and Hibbing (6-1).
Following Tuesday’s game, Hermantown travels to Rock Ridge on Thursday and to Superior on Friday before closing the regular season with home games against North Branch on Feb. 26 and a road game at Duluth East on Feb. 27.
