It was a proper cat-fight when Ada-Borup challenged Cherry on Friday. The Ada-Borup Cougars fell 89-79 to the Cherry Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (76), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
| 12/13/24 vs Cherry | 25 |
| 12/10/24 vs Cass Lake-Bena | 25 |
| 12/05/24 vs Mahnomen/Waubun | 20 |
| 12/03/24 vs Park Christian | 17 |
| 03/15/24 vs West Central Area | 15 |
When it comes to explaining why Ada-Borup lost, don't look at Austin McCraven. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. The match was McCraven's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Anders Tinjum was another key player, going 8 for 11 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ada-Borup smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Ada-Borup's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Cherry, the win keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Ada-Borup will head out to challenge Red Lake County Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ada-Borup knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Red Lake County Central likes a good challenge. As for Cherry, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 82-63 victory against Sacred Heart on the 14th.
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