Bottineau lost against Westhope/Newburg back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bottineau Braves/Stars had to suffer through a 76-46 loss at the hands of the Westhope/Newburg Sioux. While losing is never fun, the Braves/Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Sioux are ranked seventh).
Westhope/Newburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Walker Braaten, who posted 21 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Braaten has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more points the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Tolstad, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Bottineau now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Westhope/Newburg, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Bottineau will face off against Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Westhope/Newburg, they will square off against Harvey at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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