Basketball Recap: Mt. Mansfield's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 vs St. Johnsbury Academy	43-54
01/31/25 vs South Burlington	45-21
01/28/25 @ Burlington	68-59
01/24/25 vs Essex	37-35
01/21/25 @ Champlain Valley Union	42-32

It was fun while it lasted, but Mt. Mansfield's undefeated season came to an end after 12 games on Tuesday. They took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers. The loss put an end to the Cougars' undefeated start to the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Mt. Mansfield fell to 12-1. As for St. Johnsbury Academy, the win keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

Mt. Mansfield has already played their next matchup (against Rice Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Johnsbury Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Champlain Valley Union at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (St. Johnsbury Academy has won 13 straight at home dating back to last season, while Champlain Valley Union won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change.