The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots opened up their 2021-22 basketball season Saturday afternoon in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where the hosts claimed a 90-61 victory.
Central Lyon opened the game on an 18-6 run on the way to a 58-25 lead at the break.
The Patriots battled in the second half, outscoring the Lions 36-32 on their way to a 90-61 defeat.
Drew Leenderts (16 points) led the way for the Pates, knocking down four of eight shots from behind the arc. Cole Baker was the only other Patriot in double figures scoring 11 points.
Ty Bundesen (9 points, eight rebounds and four assists), Troy Durst (8 points and 4 rebounds), and Liam Raymon (7 points, six rebounds and four assists) also had solid outings for the Patriots.
H-BC was scheduled to host the Luverne Cardinals Tuesday night in Hills for the Patriots’ home opener.
Box score
Baker 4 1 0-0 11, Raymon 1 0 5-6 7, Harnack 1 0 0-0 2, Page 0 0 0-0 0, Leenderts 2 4 0-0 16, Bundesen 2 1 2-2 9, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 1 0 0-0 2, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0, Durst 4 0 0-0 8, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 3 0 0-0 6, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
Team statistics
HBC: 24 of 62 (39 percent), 7 of 8 free throws (86 percent), 33 rebounds, 16 turnovers
MCC: 37 of 71 (52 percent), 7 of 13 free throws (54 percent), 37 rebounds, 8 turnovers
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