Basketball Recap: Barnesville Comes Up Short

If Barnesville was feeling good fresh off their 76-40 takedown of Park Rapids on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trojans lost to the Hawley Nuggets at home by a 62-45 margin on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nuggets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-38 on January 6th.

Barnesville has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Hawley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.

Barnesville has already played their next matchup (against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hawley, they have also already played their next game, a 54-46 win against Pelican Rapids on the 30th.