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Mustangs, Fillies have tough opening year with one win in six games

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BRIDGEPORT – The Mustangs started the new year off with two losses in the Central Washington 2B League before pulling out a win on the road last Saturday.
Bridgeport got the upper hand on Liberty Bell in the Mountain Lions’ home gym last Saturday, Jan. 6, with a 62-55 win that put the Mustangs at 3-5 in the CW2B and in seventh place behind 4-4 Lake Roosevelt.
Earlier in the week on Thursday, Jan. 4, the Bridgeport boys lost at home to undefeated Brewster, 72-53, in a one-way contest that the Bears led from the first quarter to the closing buzzer.
Against Lake Roosevelt on the road Tuesday, Jan. 2, the Mustangs had a shot at moving up the CW2B ladder and came within three points of a three-way tie for fourth place with 4-4 Manson and Waterville-Mansfield. However, the Raiders held off Bridgeport, 77-74, to become the third team in the nine-rival roster with a 4-4 league record.
Mustangs varsity coach, Pat McFadden suffered serious burns in a home fire last Friday, Jan. 5, and is currently in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle undergoing treatment for his injuries. In his absence, junior varsity coach Mike Oborne is filling in, while former Bridgeport basketball coach, Henry Austin takes the reins of the JV team.
The Fillies could not seem to break out of the 20-point range as they lost to all three of their league opponents. The Bridgeport girls dropped their game to the Lady Raiders, 73-23, on the road Tuesday, Jan. 2. Two days later at home against the unbeaten Lady Bears, the Fillies lost 62-25.
It didn’t get much better on the road at Liberty Bell Saturday, Jan. 6, as the Lady Lions made it three-for-three with a 66-22 win over Bridgeport.
Bridgeport was scheduled to play at Soap Lake Tuesday, Jan. 9, and at Cascade, Thursday, Jan. 11. The Mustangs and Fillies will host Manson on Saturday, Jan. 13, before heading off to play Tonasket on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

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