Basketball Recap: Malta Beats Poplar for Their Tenth Straight Win

Malta waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They breezed past the Poplar Indians to the tune of 77-45. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Malta pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. As for Poplar, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.

Malta has already played their next contest, a 65-58 victory against Harlem on the 15th. Poplar has also already played their next game (against Wolf Point), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.