After flying high against Sleepy Eye last Friday, Cedar Mountain came back down to earth. The Cedar Mountain Cougars took a 67-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. James Saints. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Saints are ranked 219th).
Cedar Mountain's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 16-3. As for St. James, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
Cedar Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 74-41 victory against St. Mary's on the 4th. As for St. James, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Cleveland at 7:15 p.m. St. James knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Cleveland likes a good challenge.
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