H-BC boys pick up first win of season over MCC

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots boys’ basketball team opened the season with a hard-fought loss against 10th-ranked Southwest Minnesota Christian. H-BC bounced back on Friday with a 63-35 win over Murray County Central.
Thanks to a strong defensive performance and a second-half offensive outburst, the Patriots picked up their first win of the young season to improve to 1-1 overall.
“It was a great win for the team,” H-BC head coach Steve Wiertzema said. “We did an excellent job on defense and rebounding. The effort was great.”
The Patriots took a 28-18 half-time lead into the locker room. In the second half H-BC continued to play stingy defense and outscored the Rebels 35-17 to pick up the 28-point victory.
Cole Baker led the team with 25 points. The sharpshooting guard went 4-7 from beyond the three-point line and was 7-8 from the free-throw line. Baker also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded six steals.
Oliver Deelstra reached double figures with 11 points. Deelstra grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds.
Ty Bundesen scored eight points and recorded six steals. Zander Wysong scored eight points.
The Patriots will look to get over the .500 mark on Tuesday, Jan. 26, when they hit the road to take on Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda. HLOF will enter the game with a 2-0 record.