Basketball Recap: Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock's Winning Streak Snapped at Five Games

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Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 @ LaMoure/Litchville-Marion	41-64
01/18/25 @ South Heart	60-31
01/16/25 vs Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen]	56-41
01/14/25 vs Wilton/Wing	47-33
01/11/25 @ Sargent County	44-36

If Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock was riding high fresh off their 60-31 takedown of South Heart last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions came up short against the LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes on Friday, falling 64-41. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions face off against the Ellendale Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for LaMoure/Litchville-Marion, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Oakes at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th.