It was a good run, but the Curlew Cougars unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 46-36 to Almira-Coulee-Hartline. Curlew was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Almira-Coulee-Hartline apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Curlew lost, one person who can't be blamed is Emma Lena Baker. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 55.6% of Curlew's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ciana Patterson, who scored four points.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline found their leader in underclassman Emma Brummett, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Naomi Molitor, who scored eight points.
Curlew's loss dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Curlew does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Almira-Coulee-Hartline also has no future games currently scheduled.
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