Basketball Recap: Mandan Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mandan can now relate to. They fell just short of the Century Patriots by a score of 57-55 on Saturday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Braves

Previous 5 Games

03/08/25 @ Century	55-57
03/07/25 vs Legacy	48-39
03/06/25 vs St. Mary's Central	57-41
02/25/25 @ St. Mary's Central	73-56
02/21/25 vs Legacy	47-56

With the loss, Mandan broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-6. As for Century, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.

Mandan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-57 win against Red River on the 13th. As for Century, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-54 victory against Shanley on the 13th.