It was a proper cat-fight when Curlew duked it out with Cusick on Saturday. The Cougars took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 77-47 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Curlew still got an impressive performance from Logan Ringstad, who shot 58% from the field to rack up 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jake Olson, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Curlew has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points over those games. As for Cusick, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Coming up, Curlew will challenge Columbia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cusick, they have already played their next game, a 74-49 victory against St. John-Endicott on the 26th.
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