Patriot boys fall short against TMB

The Patriots’ season came to an end after a well-fought battle with Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Saturday afternoon in Worthington. 
The No. 6-seed Patriots took a lead right from the beginning, thanks to a three-pointer by senior Liam Raymon on the first possession.
Seniors Ty Bundesen and Cole Baker each added a three of their own as the Patriots opened up a 14-4 lead.
They maintained the lead all the way through to the end of the first half, going into the locker room with a 32-30 advantage.
The Panthers, however, opened the second half on a 9-0 run and never looked back from there.
The Patriots were never fully able to pull themselves back within reach as they fell 83-67 as time expired.
Baker led the way for the Patriots with 23 points and 10 rebounds in his final game of an impressive career. Senior Drew Leenderts added 12 points by knocking down four three-pointers. Bundesen, Raymon, and Oliver Deelstra each added nine points.
The Patriots ended the season with an 11-13 overall record and a fourth-place finish in the Red Rock Conference.
 
Box score:
Baker 4 4 3-3 23, Deelstra 2 0 5-8 9, Raymon 2 1 2-2 9, Harnack 0 0 0-0 0, Page 0 0 0-0 0, Leenderts 0 4 0-0 12, Bundesen 3 1 0-1 9, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0, Durst 1 0 0-0 2, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0 1-2 3, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team statistics:
H-BC: 23 of 53 (43 percent), 11 for 16 free throws (69 percent), 28 rebounds, 16 turnovers
TMB: 30 of 70 (43 percent), 16 for 20 free throws (80 percent), 41 rebounds, 9 turnovers