Basketball Recap: Ada-Borup Drops Highest Score of Season Against Sacred Heart

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

02/13/25 vs Sacred Heart	92
02/04/25 vs Bagley	86
01/24/25 @ Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal	79
12/13/24 vs Cherry	79
12/05/24 vs Mahnomen/Waubun	79

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ada-Borup). They took down the Sacred Heart Eagles 92-77 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on seven straight.

Ada-Borup's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anders Tinjum, who went 8-for-9 on his way to 21 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. What's more, Tinjum also posted a 89% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mason Larson, who went 9-for-11 en route to 23 points and six boards.

Ada-Borup's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-13.

Ada-Borup didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-52 win against Hillsboro/Central Valley on the 14th. Sacred Heart has also already played their next contest (against Grygla-Gatzke), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.