New Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-65 heartbreaker at the hands of the Carrington Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Holsteins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 22nd).
New Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Carrington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
New Salem will host Center-Stanton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Carrington, they will face off against Lisbon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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