Luverne falls in the battle of Cardinals

The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Redwood Falls Friday, Jan. 28, to take on the Redwood Valley Cardinals. 
The visiting Cardinals had a difficult time offensively throughout the game. Luverne was down 37-21 at the half. 
Redwood Valley outscored Luverne 41-30 in the second half and defeated Luverne 78-51 in the battle of the Cardinals. 
Luverne shot just 29 percent from the field while Redwood made 51 percent of its shot attempts. 
Redwood led by as much as 33 points (64-31) halfway through the second half. 
Senior Eli Radtke led Luverne scorers with 11 points. Junior Gannon Ahrendt totaled nine points in the game. 
Senior Nathaniel Cole-Kraty pulled down six of his team’s 29 rebounds. 
The Cardinals, now 3-10 on the season, are scheduled to play Martin County West at home on Saturday, at Edgerton Public on Monday, and at Windom next Thursday, Feb. 10. 
The Hills-Beaver Creek game, originally scheduled for Feb. 1, has been rescheduled to Feb. 17 in Luverne. 
 
Box score:
Cole-Kraty 1 0 1-2 3, Schoeneman 0 2 1-2 7, Frahm 0 0 0-0 0, Sneller 0 0 2-2 2, Cowell 1 0 0-0 2, Feit 0 1 0-0 3, Radtke 2 1 4-4 11, DeBeer 1 1 1-2 6, Ahrendt 1 1 4-4 9, Overgaard 0 0 1-4 1, Mounce 0 0 1-4 1 
 
Team stats:
Luverne: 14 of 49 (29 percent), 17 of 26 free throws (65 percent), 29 rebounds, 20 turnovers
Redwood Valley: 36 of 71 (51 percent), 0 of 0 free throws, 39 rebounds, 15 turnovers