Basketball Recap: Turtle Lake Comes Up Short

Lakers

Previous 5 Games

12/19/25 @ New Auburn	50-78
12/16/25 vs Shell Lake	66-49
12/12/25 @ Grantsburg	61-48
12/05/25 @ Frederic	67-35
11/25/25 @ Bruce	51-15

After a string of four wins, Turtle Lake's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 78-50 loss at the hands of the New Auburn Trojans. The Lakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.

When it comes to explaining why Turtle Lake lost, don't look at Lexi Tarman. Despite the final result, she went 7-for-12 en route to 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That was a full 36% of the Lakers' points, marking the fourth time in a row Tarman has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Hubbard, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.

Turtle Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for New Auburn, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.

Looking ahead, Turtle Lake will be home for the holidays to greet Elmwood at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for New Auburn, they will head out to face off against Independence/Gilmanton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans' defense better be ready for this one: the Indees have averaged an impressive 54.4 points per game this season.