By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ basketball team raised its record to 6-0 with a pair of weekend victories.The Cardinals recorded a 16-point home win over Edgerton before winning by 15 points in Fulda Saturday.Luverne will attempt to win its seventh straight game tonight in Jackson.Luverne 72, Fulda 57A big second half by the Cardinals proved to be the difference during Saturday’s 15-point win in Fulda.The Raiders received good scoring from their guards during a first half that ended with LHS sporting a 36-32 lead.The Cardinals clamped down on Fulda’s guards defensively in the second half, helping LHS outscore the Raiders 40-29 and win handily."We had trouble containing their guards in the first half," said Cardinal coach Tom Rops."Overall we shot the ball well, made some threes and were able to maintain our lead in the second half.Jake Hendricks, who led LHS with 21 points, seven assists and five steals in the game, netted 16 counters in the second half. Derek Boeve added 11 of his 20 points in the second half. Nick Heronimus chipped in 12 points and Marc Boelman added 10 rebounds to the winning cause.Box scoreBoelman 3 0 1-2 7, Miller 1 0 0-0 2, Hendricks 2 4 5-8 21, Clark 3 0 0-0 6, Haakenson 0 1 0-0 3, Boomgaarden 0 0 1-2 1, Boeve 6 1 5-5 20, Heronimus 5 0 2-3 12.Team statisticsLuverne: 26 of 53 field goals (49 percent), 14 of 20 free throws (70 percent), 18 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Fulda: 22 of 53 field goals (42 percent), 10 of 14 free throws (71 percent), 30 rebounds, 24 turnovers.Luverne 72, Edgerton 56The Cardinals gained control of the game early and never looked back during Friday’s 16-point home win over the Flying Dutchmen.Luverne hit some timely shots to open an 11-point lead early in the game, then iced the contest by converting turnovers into easy points the rest of the night."They opened the game in a zone defense, and we hit some threes to jump to an early 13-2 lead," said LHS coach Rops."We pretty much controlled the rest of the game by getting some easy baskets by pressuring them."Luverne led 40-26 at the break before using a 32-30 scoring edge in the second half to win by 16.Hendricks netted 16 points and passed for four assists in the game, while Boelman added four assists and 14 points. Boeve finished with 10 counters.Box scoreBruynes 1 0 0-0 2, Ward 1 0 2-2 4, Boelman 6 0 2-4 14, Miller 2 0 0-0 4, Hendricks 3 1 7-11 16, Clark 2 1 2-2 9, Sawtelle 1 0 0-1 2, Boeve 2 2 0-0 10, DeBoer 1 0 0-0 2, Heronimus 3 0 0-0 6, Haakenson 0 1 0-0 3.Team statisticsLuverne: 27 of 62 field goals (44 percent), 13 of 20 free throws (65 percent), 23 rebounds, eight turnovers.Edgerton: 22 of 60 field goals (37 percent), 12 of 18 free throws (67 percent), 30 rebounds, 17 turnovers.