{"id":2310,"date":"2026-02-23T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:11:19","slug":"baltic-boys-strong-second-half-leads-to-win-over-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2026\/02\/23\/baltic-boys-strong-second-half-leads-to-win-over-cardinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Boys&#8217; Strong Second Half Leads to Win over Cardinals"},"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 had a strong second half to help them to a 63-38 win over the St Mary&#8217;s Cardinals at home on Friday, February 20th.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs held just a two-point lead, 11-9, by the end of the first quarter.\u00a0 They were able to add to the lead in the second quarter but led by just five points, 27-22, at halftime.\u00a0 The second half is where Baltic pulled away.\u00a0 The Bulldogs outscored St Mary&#8217;s 18-8 in third quarter to lead 45-30 going into the fourth quarter.\u00a0 They outscored the Cardinals 18-8 again in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic shot 51% (25-49) overall in the game, 37% (9-24) on three-point attempts, and 4-8 from the free-throw line.\u00a0 St Mary&#8217;s finished the game shooting 30% (15-50) overall, 27% (6-22) on three-point shots, and 2-3 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Runestad had 21 points and three rebounds.\u00a0 Kellen Artz ended with 11 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.\u00a0 Brody Aday added eight points and three rebounds.\u00a0 Trevor Cuperus had seven points and nine rebounds.\u00a0 Ben Erickson tallied seven points, four rebounds, and four assists.\u00a0 Cooper Garry also had seven points with two assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic Bulldog boys had a strong second half to help them to a 63-38 win over the St Mary&#8217;s Cardinals at home on Friday, February 20th. 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