Basketball Recap: Norborne Takes a Loss

Norborne suffered their closest defeat since January 15th on Thursday. They fell just short of Northland Christian by a score of 46-43. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northland Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Sarah Mansur

Points (Career)

02/06/25 vs Northland Christian	20
01/24/25 vs Keytesville	11
01/27/25 vs Madison	10
01/30/25 vs Wellsville-Middletown	9
12/27/24 vs Madison	9

When it comes to explaining why Norborne lost, don't look at Sarah Mansur. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 11 to rack up 20 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Mansur a new career-high in points. Avi Leabo was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Norborne has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Northland Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6.

Norborne has already played their next match (against Hardin-Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northland Christian also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Maranatha Christian Academy.