Malta drops games to Northern B teams

The Mustangs fell to a pair of Northern B opponents last week, losing to Glasgow last Thursday night and to Rocky Boy last Saturday. The team will look to bounce back this week as they take on the Roundup Panthers and the Froid-Lake Redhawks.

The team also had their second game against Rocky Boy last Tuesday, which will be covered in next week's PCN.

In Malta's loss to Glasgow, Malta was led by Rex Williamson who had 17 points. Connor Tuss had 15 points, Kooper Oxarart had 11 points, and Parker Mortenson had seven points.

Malta went into the half with a 26-23 lead, but Glasgow fought back hard in the second half, outsourcing Malta in the third 18-14 and 19-10 in the fourth quarter.

The following night, the Mustangs fell 46-43 to the Rocky Boy Northern Stars. The Mustangs were led by Tuss who had 24 points. Williamson had 15 points, Oxarart had two points, and Darrow Messerly had two points.

Malta had a 21-15 lead going into halftime, but the Stars outscored Malta 31-22 in the second half.

The Mustangs are scheduled to face Class C's Froid-Lake Redhawks on Friday, February 5, at 7 p.m. at the Malta High Gymnasium.

Malta then will travel to Roundup to face the Panthers at 6:30 p.m., on Saturday, February 6.