Basketball Recap: North Star Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Feb 6, 2025, 9:24pm
Basketball Recap: North Star Cougars vs. Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams
North Star was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 28-24 heartbreaker at the hands of the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 33-31 back in December of 2024.
Among those leading the charge was Kiley Mitchell, who posted seven points and 16 boards. That's the most rebounds she has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Maleigha Younkin, who scored eight points and seven boards.
North Star's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-6.
North Star will head out on the road to take on Somerset at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-47 victory against Shade on the 6th.
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