Basketball Recap: Bertha-Hewitt Drops Highest Score of Season Against Ashby

Bears

Team Score

01/14/25 @ Ashby	61
12/17/24 vs Battle Lake	56
12/09/24 @ Menahga	55
01/10/25 vs Sebeka	51
12/03/24 @ Browerville	42

Bertha-Hewitt scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Ashby Arrows by a score of 64-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bears have suffered since January 23, 2024.

Bertha-Hewitt's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Ashby, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.

Bertha-Hewitt has already played their next contest (against New York Mills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ashby will challenge Hancock at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ashby knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Hancock likes a good challenge.