The McCool Junction Mustangs will take on the Boyd County Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
McCool Junction proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 26) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Osceola 47-44. The victory was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Carson Mcdonald
| 02/27/25 vs Osceola | 11 |
| 01/27/25 vs Twin River | 10 |
| 02/21/25 @ Giltner | 9 |
| 12/21/24 vs St. Mary's | 9 |
| 12/15/23 vs Shelby-Rising City | 9 |
Carson Mcdonald was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double with 31 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds.
Meanwhile, Boyd County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They skirted past the Knights 41-38.
Boyd County's win came from a few key players McCool Junction will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Charlie Adams, who posted 12 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Sinclair, who shot 45% from the field to rack up 13 points.
Boyd County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points on average over those games. As for McCool Junction, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
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