It was a good run, but the Ada-Borup Cougars unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 66-53 to Fertile-Beltrami. Ada-Borup has struggled against Fertile-Beltrami recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Ada-Borup lost, one person who can't be blamed is Austin McCraven. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with five rebounds and five steals. McCraven has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Larson, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Ada-Borup's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-4. As for Fertile-Beltrami, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Ada-Borup will head out on the road to challenge Pelican Rapids at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Fertile-Beltrami, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-68 loss vs. Clearbrook-Gonvick on the 20th.
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