Basketball Recap: Laporte Comes Up Short

Laporte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears. The Wildcats lost against the Bears in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 58-26 score last time.

Laporte's defeat dropped their record down to 3-23. As for Clearbrook-Gonvick, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.

Laporte has already played their next contest (against Lake of the Woods), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Clearbrook-Gonvick, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 100-29 loss against Kelliher/Northome on the 14th.