The Baltic Bulldogs boys basketball team earned a big win in their first home game of the season on Monday, December 11th. The Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 58-49 to move to 2-0 on the season.
Baltic held a 14-11 lead after the first quarter of play. Dell Rapids gained some momentum in the second quarter and held a 25-24 lead at halftime. The Quarriers were leading 27-24 with 6:30 to play when they had a steal and a break-away layup opportunity. The shot missed, and Baltic got the rebound. That sparked momentum for the Bulldogs. Baltic outscored Dell Rapids 15-5 the rest of the quarter for a 39-32 lead.
The Quarriers got within four points, 43-39, with 5:23 to play in the game. The Bulldogs started to pull away and outscored the Quarriers 15-10 the rest of the game.
Baltic shot 49% (24-49) from the field overall, 28% (5-18) on three-point attempts, and 31% (5-16) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids were 35% (20-57) shooting, 37% (6-16) from three-point area, but just 3-16 from the free-throw line.
Blake Hookie had 18 points and five rebounds. Jack Erickson added 17 points, nine rebounds, and three assists. Kellen Artz had eight points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. Mark Ditter finished with seven points. Beau Breece added five points, four rebounds, and four assists.
