It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kenmare/Bowbells can now relate to. They suffered a rough 72-47 defeat at the hands of the Sioux on Monday. While losing is never fun, Kenmare/Bowbells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Westhope/Newburg is ranked fifth).
Leading Westhope/Newburg to victory were Walker Braaten and Hunter Tolstad. Braaten scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Tolstad scored 21 points along with seven rebounds. Braaten is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Artz, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Kenmare/Bowbells' loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Westhope/Newburg, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Kenmare/Bowbells does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westhope/Newburg, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-54 win vs. Towner-Granville-Upham on the 5th.
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