Montana High School Basketball - Laurel thwarts Columbus
January 17, 2019: Laurel, MT 59044 The Laurel Locomotives (Laurel, MT) basketball knocked off the visiting Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT), 40-25 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Locomotives (7-5) will now prepare for their test against Billings Central Catholic (Billings, MT). The Rams go into the A East test with a 9-2 record. In their last test, Billings Central Catholic notched a victory over Fergus (Lewistown, MT), 62-52, in a non-league test.
The Cougars now own a 1-10 record. They play next when they travel to Sweet Grass County for a non-league test on Friday, January 25. Columbus will encounter a Sheepherders squad coming off a 56-23 league win over Broadwater (Townsend, MT). The Sheepherders record now stands at 12-0.