Basketball Recap: New Salem Takes a Loss

New Salem lost against Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The New Salem Holsteins took a blow against the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars, falling 83-29. While losing is never fun, the Holsteins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Cougars are ranked eighth).

New Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Salem will welcome Center-Stanton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars duke it out with the Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.