Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Central Mclean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/Mcclusky]

Cougars

Previous Games

01/24/25 vs New Salem	72-40
01/18/25 vs New England	75-27
01/16/25 @ Washburn	58-56
01/14/25 vs White Shield	72-47
12/30/24 @ Glenburn	79-42
+ 2 more games

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They claimed a resounding 72-40 victory over the New Salem Holsteins. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Holsteins are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for New Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] has already played their next matchup (against Mandaree), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Salem has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against New England.