Basketball Recap: New Salem Comes Up Short

New Salem lost against Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The New Salem Holsteins were dealt a 72-40 defeat at the hands of the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars. The game marked the Holsteins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

New Salem dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.

New Salem has already played their next match (against New England), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Mandaree.