Basketball Recap: Central Mclean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/Mcclusky] Beats Washburn for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

01/16/25 @ Washburn	58-56
01/14/25 vs White Shield	72-47
12/30/24 @ Glenburn	79-42
12/28/24 @ Harvey	68-43
12/28/24 vs Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon	68-43

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 25) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Washburn Cardinals, sneaking past 58-56. The win was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won five games in a row.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points per game. As for Washburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars challenge the New England Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Washburn, they will take on New Rockford-Sheyenne at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in New Rockford-Sheyenne's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.