It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westhope/Newburg can now relate to. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 52-33 to the Bishop Ryan Lions. The Sioux's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
03/22/25 vs Bishop Ryan | 3 |
03/21/25 vs Wilton/Wing | 3 |
03/20/25 vs North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] | 6 |
03/15/25 vs Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] | 2 |
03/13/25 vs Velva | 3 |
+ 2 more games |
Despite the loss, Westhope/Newburg still got an impressive performance from Walker Braaten, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine boards. Braaten has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played.
Westhope/Newburg's defeat dropped their record down to 24-5. As for Bishop Ryan, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 28-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bishop Ryan beat Westhope/Newburg by a score of 52-33 later that day.
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