Eagles run past Tigers

Aberdeen Central avenged a loss to Huron earlier in the season by soundly defeating the Huron Tigers 63-48 Friday night in the Arena. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early lead on transition baskets forced by aggressive defensive pressure and led 18-6 after one quarter. Huron switched to a zone defense to try and slow down the Eagles in the second quarter with varying success. The Eagles led 34-19 at the half. In the third quarter, Huron was able to mount a rally and pull to within 7 at the end of the quarter 40-33, however the Eagles responded by scoring 23 points in the final quarter to push to the final margin of 63-48. The win marks the 8th in a row for Aberdeen Central who improve to 11-2 on the season. The Eagles are next in action on Friday night when they travel to Brookings, then host Pierre on Saturday night.

Boxscore:

Aberdeen Central: Rice 8 5-8 22, Krage 2 3-4 7, Rath 2 3-6 7, Cantalope 2 3-4 8, Burgard 2 3-6 7, B. Graf 4 4-6 12. Three point goals: Rice, Cantalope

Huron: Blue 3 0-4 6, Veenhoff 2 1-3 5, Christensen 0 0-3 0, Nebelsick 1 1-4 3, Beall 1 0-1 2, Hajek 1 3-4 5, Larson 4 0-0 11, Hittle 4 7-8 15, Perry 0 1-2 1. Three point goals: Larson 3

Fouled out: Sauer, Beall, Veenhoff. Total fouls: Aberdeen Central 25, Huron 27, Rebounds: Aberdeen Central 28(Sauer, Burgard, Krage 5), Huron 22. Turnovers: Aberdeen Central 12, Huron 19.

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