The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs are the McLeod Series champions for the second straight year.
The Elecs defeated the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles in the annual four-game showdown between the two schools' senior basketball teams.
The Eagles actually won the two games played in Weyburn on Wednesday night, as the Eagles' senior girls won 65-57, and their senior boys' won 74-66, leaving the best-of-four series tied at 2-2. But Estevan outscored Weyburn 272-260 over the course of the four games to win the series.
Estevan had a 28-point lead entering Wednesday night's action in Weyburn.
The senior girls fell behind 19-14 after the first quarter, and 34-21 at half-time. Estevan narrowed the gap slightly in the third quarter, and trailed 53-43, and wound up dropping an eight-point decision.
In the senior boys' game, the Eagles outscored the Elecs in all four quarters, but couldn't pull away. Weyburn led 20-18 after the first quarter, 38-35 at half-time and 57-51 after three quarters, and managed the eight-point win, but couldn't erase the 20-point deficit Estevan enjoyed entering the game.
The first two games of the series were played last week in Estevan. The senior boys won 76-66, and the senior girls won 70-52.
Weyburn now leads the all-time series 42-39.
Next week's edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
