Harlem and Malta squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Harlem had to settle for second. They took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Malta Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 13th).
Harlem has also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season. As for Malta, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Harlem has already played their next contest (against Malta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Malta also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Poplar.
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