The Havre Blue Ponies Boys & Girls Basketball Teams hosted the Lewistown Golden Eagles in the Armory Gym of MSU-Northern Tuesday night.
In game one the Havre Blue Ponies Boys lost to the Golden Eagles (70-50). The Blue Ponies led the undefeated Lewistown Team at halftime (36-35) and held onto that led until midway through the third quarter. Going into the fourth, Lewistown had a small lead before outscoring Havre (19-5) to complete the twenty-point victory. Xavier Butler (17pts) led the team and bounced back from his five-point effort in the first matchup between these two teams. Fischer Brown (21 pts) and Brody Jenness (12pts) were the scoring leaders for the Golden Eagles. Coach Burgess and the Blue Ponies fall to (9-5) on the season.
The Lady Blue Ponies defeated the Lady Golden Eagles (48-30) in game two of the doubleheader. The Blue Ponies defense came to play, holding the Golden Eagles to 15 points at halftime and 30 for the game. The freshman guard Amaya Jarvis led the team with 12 points, while seven total players scored in the ball game. After starting the season (0-2), the Lady Blue Ponies are now (10-4) on the season. Also, senior forward Yelena Miller made her season debut scoring 8 points, Coach Kraske and the Lady Blue Ponies are getting healthy at the right time.
Havre Basketball is back in action Friday Night, when they travel to Custer.
