Basketball Recap: Central Mclean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/Mcclusky]'s Run of Eight Straight Victories Now Over

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 @ Kenmare/Bowbells	49-59
12/17/24 vs Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock	54-28
12/13/24 @ Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier	37-28
12/10/24 vs Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen]	64-32
12/09/24 vs Hettinger/Scranton	56-53

After a string of eight wins dating back to last season, Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 59-49 to Kenmare/Bowbells. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] fell to 5-1. As for Kenmare/Bowbells, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] will square off against Glenburn at 7:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for Kenmare/Bowbells, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Divide County at 7:15 p.m. on January 10, 2025.