It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier can now relate to. They took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Westhope/Newburg Sioux. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Westhope/Newburg to victory were Walker Braaten and Braden Bailey. Braaten dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Bailey scored 18 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Braaten has scored at least a third of Westhope/Newburg's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Hawkins, who scored eight points.
Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier's defeat dropped their record down to 23-5. As for Westhope/Newburg, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-2.
Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-62 loss vs. Our Redeemer's Christian on the 15th. Westhope/Newburg has also already played their next match, a 63-61 win against Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame] on the 15th.
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