Mahnomen/Waubun lost against Ada-Borup back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 70-67 to the Ada-Borup Cougars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Cougars are ranked 49th).
Ada-Borup's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Austin McCraven, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave McCraven a new career-high in steals (seven). Another player making a difference was Mason Larson, who went 9 of 18 en route to 23 points and eight boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Mahnomen/Waubun and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Ada-Borup, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Mahnomen/Waubun has already played their next game (against Park Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ada-Borup wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-68 win against Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on the 24th.
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