Wolf Point Girls Lose Home Contest Against Malta Squad

Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball team had a tough time of it against a solid Malta squad on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Mustangs jumped out to a 19-1 lead in the first quarter and won in Wolf Point by a 67-15 final.

After Malta scored the first three points of the District 2B game, Wolf Point’s Kashlyn Speak Thunder hit a free throw with 5:50 left in the opening period.

The M-ettes then accounted for the final 16 points of the first period. Denvyr Tuss scored six of the points.

Malta outscored the Wolves by a 24-5 margin in the second quarter to grab a 43-6 lead at the half. Wolf Point’s scoring came on a 14-footer by Speak Thunder and a three-pointer by Navy Weeks.

Malta was ahead 53-11 at the end of the third quarter.

Speak Thunder and Keeley Blount-Henderson led the Wolves with six points each.

Leading Malta were Neva Jacobson with 14, Emree Stuart with 13 and Tuss with 10 points.

The Wolves will play home against Circle on Thursday, Jan. 23, and Fairview on Friday, Jan. 24.