Culbertson lost against Poplar back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Culbertson Cowboys came up short against the Poplar Indians, falling 65-39.
Culbertson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bridger Salvevold, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Kirkaldie, who posted six points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
Culbertson's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Poplar, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Culbertson will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lambert/Richey at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th. As for Poplar, they will square off against Huntley Project at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
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