Mustangs Fall To Wolves, Defeat Wildcats

The Malta Mustangs basketball team went 1-1 last week against division opponents.

The Mustangs handily defeated the Harlem Wildcats 82-49 in Harlem on Thursday, January 19, but fell 65-51 to the undefeated Wolf Point Wolves on Saturday, January 21, in Malta.

In their win over the Wildcats, Malta was led by sophomore Treyton Wilke who had 18 points and three steals.

Senior Jared Eggebrecht had 13 points, five rebounds, and two steals. He went 9-of-12 from the free throw line. Stockton Oxarart had 13 points. Carson Ottinger had 10 points and four rebounds. Bohdi Brenden had eight points, seven rebounds, four steals, and two assists. Jon Siewing had eight points and Mason Simanton had seven points.

The Mustangs made 23-of-41 (51.7%) shot attempts from two point range and 5-of-18 (27.8%) from three point range. Malta had 27 points off of turnovers and 20 in transition. Malta had 46 points in the paint, while Harlem had 12. Malta also forced 30 turnovers and had 19 steals.

In the team's loss to Wolf Point, Malta only made 30% (12-of-33) of their two point shot attempts and 14.8% (4-of-27) of their three point shot attempts. Malta knocked down 15-of-17 (88.2%) free throw attempts.

Brenden led Malta with 17 points and four rebounds. Wilke had 13 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Oxarart had 12 points and six assists. Eggebrecht had eight points and nine rebounds.

The Mustangs were scheduled to play Havre in Malta on Tuesday, January 24, in Malta at 6 p.m. Coverage of that game will be in next week's PCN. Malta will also face the Glasgow Scotties on Thursday, January 26, at 6 p.m. The game against Glasgow will also serve as Malta High School's Senior Night and Little Mustang Night.