Basketball Recap: Central Mclean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/Mcclusky]'s Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Cougars

Previous Games

01/20/25 @ Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent]	50-49
01/18/25 @ Surrey	54-38
01/16/25 @ Washburn	48-44
01/14/25 vs White Shield	101-12
01/11/25 @ Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Scranton]	44-43
+ 3 more games

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They slipped by Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] 50-49. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent], this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] will challenge New Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent], they will take on South Heart at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.