{"id":2145,"date":"2026-01-02T11:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:02:43","slug":"bulldog-boys-suffer-first-loss-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2026\/01\/02\/bulldog-boys-suffer-first-loss-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldog Boys Suffer First Loss of Season"},"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 basketball team suffered their first loss of the season at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Wednesday, December 31st.\u00a0 The Bulldogs faced the undefeated De Smet Bulldogs.\u00a0 De Smet pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 58-48 win to drop Baltic to 4-1 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams battled closely through the first quarter.\u00a0 They were tied 7-7, but De Smet held an 11-9 lead with under a minute to play in the opening quarter.\u00a0 Dylan Runstad knocked down a three-point shot while being fouled.\u00a0 He would make the free-throw to give Baltic a 13-11 lead with :21 to go.\u00a0 Runstad would then hit a three-point shot at the buzzer, and Baltic led 16-11 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic continued to lead by five points, 18-13, over the first minute of the second quarter.\u00a0 De Smet would take a 20-18 lead, but Baltic tied the score 20-20 with about 5:30 left in the half.\u00a0 The offenses struggled a bit the rest of the half as each team only scored four more points each for a 24-24 halftime score.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic went on a 9-3 run for a 33-27 lead with 5:30 left to play in the third quarter.\u00a0 De Smet responded with an 11-0 run to go in front 38-35.\u00a0 They would extend the lead to 40-35 with 1:15 to go.\u00a0 Baltic got within two points, 40-38, going into the fourth quarter.\u00a0 De Smet would built an eight point lead, 48-40, with 5:00 left in the game.\u00a0 That spurt to start the fourth quarter kept them in front the rest of the game.\u00a0 Baltic got as close as three points, 48-45, with 3:30 to play, but couldn&#8217;t get any closer.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic shot 43% (18-42) overall in the game, 27% (3-11) from three-point area, and 64% (9-14) from the free-throw line.\u00a0 De Smet finished the game shooting 40% (21-53) overall, 35% (8-23) on three-point attempts, and 53% (8-15) from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Runestand finished with 17 points in the game.\u00a0 Cooper Garry added 11 points.\u00a0 Ben Erickson had eight points, Kellen Artz added seven points, and Trevor Cuperus had five points.\u00a0 Grant Wilkinson of De Smet was named the game&#8217;s MVP with 26 points and 22 rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic Bulldog boys basketball team suffered their first loss of the season at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Wednesday, December 31st.\u00a0 The Bulldogs faced the undefeated De Smet Bulldogs.\u00a0 De Smet pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 58-48 win to drop Baltic to 4-1 on the season. 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