Basketball Recap: Bottineau Comes Up Short

Bottineau and Des Lacs-Burlington squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Bottineau had to settle for second. They lost to the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers on the road by a 56-40 margin. The Braves/Stars have struggled against the Lakers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.

Bottineau now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Des Lacs-Burlington, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-10.

Bottineau does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Des Lacs-Burlington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-40 victory against Turtle Mountain on the 12th.