{"id":1500,"date":"2025-01-13T11:26:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2025-01-13T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:26:45","slug":"fourth-quarter-spark-falls-short-for-baltic-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2025\/01\/13\/fourth-quarter-spark-falls-short-for-baltic-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Quarter Spark Falls Short for Baltic Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BalticLogo-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The Baltic Bulldog boys found a spark in the fourth quarter, but their rally fell short in a 59-47 loss to the Vermillion Tanagers on Thursday, January 9th.<\/p>\n<p>Vermillion scored the first eight points for an 8-0 lead with 5:15 to play in the opening quarter.\u00a0 Baltic got the lead down to 15-10 by the end of the quarter.\u00a0 The Tanagers outscored the Bulldogs 11-5 in the second quarter to extend their lead to 26-15 at halftime.\u00a0 The lead grew for Vermillion in the third quarter.\u00a0 They took a 43-27 lead into the fourth quarter.\u00a0 The Bulldogs went on a 13-3 run to cut the lead to 46-40 with 3:30 to play.\u00a0 Baltic seemed to be picking up momentum, but Vermillion went on a 5-0 run scoring on back-to-back offensive possessions to push the lead back to double digits, 51-40.\u00a0 The Tanagers were able to put the game away from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Erickson finished with 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists.\u00a0 Dylan Runestad had 15 points and five rebounds.\u00a0 Kellen Artz added eight points and nine rebounds.\u00a0 Cooper Garry had five points and four rebounds.\u00a0 Trevor Cuperus ended with four points and four rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic Bulldog boys found a spark in the fourth quarter, but their rally fell short in a 59-47 loss to the Vermillion Tanagers on Thursday, January 9th. 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