| 01/16/25 - Away | 39-64 L |
| 01/22/24 - Home | 28-48 L |
| 01/30/23 - Away | 54-60 L |
| 01/31/22 - Home | 63-54 W |
| 02/01/21 - Away | 65-61 W |
| + 5 more games |
Westhope/Newburg and Berthold are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Westhope/Newburg Sioux will take on the Berthold Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Berthold took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Westhope/Newburg, who comes in off a win.
If Westhope/Newburg beats Berthold with 60 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Westhope/Newburg beat Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 60-30. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sioux.
Westhope/Newburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Laken Lee, who went 8-for-13 on her way to 21 points and seven boards. Lee continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Marleigh Henry, who went 6-for-7 en route to 14 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Berthold ended up a good deal behind Ray on Saturday and lost 56-37. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bombers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Ray Jays are ranked 81st).
Westhope/Newburg's win bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Berthold, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-2.
Westhope/Newburg suffered a grim 64-39 defeat to Berthold when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Westhope/Newburg was down 41-21.
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