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Patriots drop first Red Rock Conference matchup

ML-C 67, H-BC 44
The Wolverines led from start to finish to beat the Patriots boys’ basketball team 67-44 Thursday night in Mountain Lake.
Scoring didn’t come easy for the Patriots as they shot just 28 percent from the field and 42 percent from the free throw line. The Wolverines held a 31-19 advantage at the break before pulling away for the 23-point victory.
The Patriots were led by seniors Cole Baker (13 points and four rebounds) and Drew Leenderts (12 points and six rebounds) offensively. Ty Bundesen (five points and six rebounds), Andrew Harris (five points and six rebounds), and Troy Durst (seven rebounds) also contributed for the Pates.
The Patriots look to bounce back as they travel to Alcester, South Dakota, Friday night to take on the Alcester-Hudson Cubs in a boys’/girls’ doubleheader. 
 
HBC Box Score
Baker 2 1 6-15 13, Raymon 1 0 0-2 2, Harnack 2 0 0-2 4, Page 0 0 0-0 0, Leenderts 1 3 1-2 12, Bundesen 1 1 0-0 5, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 1-2 1, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-1 0,  Durst 1 0 0-1 2, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 0 0 5-6 5, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team Statistics
HBC: 13 of 46 (28 percent), 13 for 31 free throws (42 percent), 37 rebounds, 23 turnovers
 
ML-C: 28 of 62 (45 percent), 8 for 20 free throws (40 percent), 37 rebounds, 14 turnovers

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