Basketball Recap: Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Comes Up Short

If Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock was riding high fresh off their 66-38 takedown of Beach last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions came up short against the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars on Tuesday, falling 54-28. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock will head out to square off against Medina/Pingree-Buchanan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Kenmare/Bowbells at 3:30 p.m. on December 28th.