The North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette] Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westhope/Newburg Sioux at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette] scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against St. John by a score of 62-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette].
Meanwhile, Westhope/Newburg put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 75-58 victory over Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood. Given Westhope/Newburg's advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood is ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westhope/Newburg can attribute much of their success to Braden Bailey, who scored 20 points along with six assists and two steals, and Walker Braaten, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Braaten is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Hunter Tolstad was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 16 rebounds.
North Prairie co-op [Rolla/Rolette]'s win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Westhope/Newburg, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
