The CAM Cougars girls opened up conference with a home loss against the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders on Friday night 43-22. The Crusaders used a 10-0 run to start the first quarter followed immediately by an 11-4 run early in the second quarter to blow the game open and have the Cougars down 21-4 at the half. The third quarter saw the Cougars score 13 points to make it 33-17, but offensive woes in the 4th had CAM only score five to make it a 43-22 Crusaders victory.

The shooting struggles for CAM was something that Head Coach Joe Wollum took responsibility for.

The Class 1A #13 Crusaders were led by Anna Hart with 15 points and 12 points from Malia Clayburg.

CAM got 8 points from senior Eva Steffensen in the loss. Ruthie Rich finished with 7 points, all in the second half.

The Cougars now sit at a 2-1  record on the early season and will travel to Woodbine next Tuesday night. Coach Wollum expects his team to have a stronger defense for Tuesday’s game.

Coon Rapids-Bayard now looks at a 2-0 record and will next travel to West Harrison on the 5th.