Basketball Recap: Century Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Minot

On Friday, Century faced Minot in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Century Patriots fell 68-60 to the Minot Magicians. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Patriots still had to take the loss.

Century's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Minot, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-13.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Century will welcome Bismarck at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Minot, they will challenge Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Minot's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matches.