Basketball Recap: Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Takes a Loss

If Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] was riding high fresh off their 69-35 takedown of Surrey last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars fell 46-38 to the Garrison Troopers on Thursday. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Garrison, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars face off against the Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests. Garrison has already played their next game (against Underwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.