Ada-Borup won the last time they faced Mahnomen/Waubun and things went their way on Thursday too. The Ada-Borup Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds, sneaking past 70-67. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/23/25 @ Mahnomen/Waubun | 7 |
| 12/05/24 vs Mahnomen/Waubun | 5 |
| 02/17/24 vs Fertile-Beltrami | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Lake Park-Audubon | 5 |
| 01/16/25 vs Fertile-Beltrami | 5 |
Ada-Borup's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin McCraven led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave McCraven a new career-high in steals (seven). Mason Larson was another key player, going 9 of 18 on his way to 23 points and eight boards.
Ada-Borup is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Mahnomen/Waubun, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Ada-Borup wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 79-68 win against Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on the 24th. Mahnomen/Waubun has also already played their next contest (against Park Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
