Basketball Recap: Central Mclean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/Mcclusky] Piles Up the Points Against New England

Cougars

Previous 6 Games

01/18/25 vs New England	75-27
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] entered their tilt with New England on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the New England Tigers, posting a 75-27 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Tigers are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for New England, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] will welcome New Salem at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for New England, they will face off against Belfield at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Belfield has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 179 points over their last three games.