By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys put up a good fight before dropping their 10th straight game in Edgerton Tuesday.Playing Southwest Christian on the Eagles’ home floor, H-BC played with the hosts most of the night.The Patriots, however, experienced a scoring drought during a portion of the second half, and it led to a 71-62 setback.H-BC got off to a fast start by scoring the first nine points of the game.SWC tied the game at 10 moments later and sported a 30-29 edge at halftime.The teams continued to exchange blows in the early stages of the second half before H-BC entered a lapse that allowed the E-Gals to gain control of the game."It seemed like we were stuck on 38 points forever," said H-BC coach Steve Wiertzema.Aaron Esselink played a solid game for H-BC by scoring 31 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.Tom Scholten collected seven caroms, while Cody Rozeboom and Adam Finke distributed five and three assists respectively.The 1-21 Patriots host Murray County Central Friday and Adrian Tuesday.Box scoreVan Wyhe 0 2 2-2 8, Rozeboom 0 0 2-3 2, Finke 2 0 1-2 5, Scholten 2 0 2-4 6, DeBoer 1 0 1-2 3, Hup 2 0 0-0 4, Sandbulte 0 1 0-0 3, Esselink 12 0 7-10 31.Team statisticsH-BC: 22 of 58 field goals (38 percent), 15 of 23 free throws (65 percent), 32 rebounds, 19 turnovers.SWC: 24 of 68 field goals (35 percent), 15 of 24 free throws (63 percent), 28 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
