Basketball Recap: Beaverhead County Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

Beaverhead County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-41 win over the Butte Central Catholic Maroons. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Maroons are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Beaverhead County was led to victory by Kyler Engellant and Carter Curnow. Engellant dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards, while Curnow went 7 of 15 en route to 17 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. Engellant is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Cohen Hartman was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.

Beaverhead County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

Beaverhead County pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Butte Central Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.

Beaverhead County will square off against Stevensville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Beaverhead County is facing Stevensville at the right time seeing as Stevensville is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Butte Central Catholic, they will host Corvallis at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.