{"id":843,"date":"2024-01-23T13:58:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/?p=843"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:58:22","slug":"baltic-boys-fall-to-cougars-in-final-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/baltic\/2024\/01\/23\/baltic-boys-fall-to-cougars-in-final-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Boys Fall to Cougars in Final Moments"},"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 Viborg-Hurley Cougars scored the game winning basket with just :20 to go for a 56-55 win over the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, January 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs held the lead 13-10 at the end of the first quarter.\u00a0 Both offenses played well in the second quarter, and Viborg-Hurley had a 35-31 lead at halftime.\u00a0 The Cougars extended their lead to 49-38 with 2:40 to go in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs closed the gap to 49-45 with a 7-0 run by the end of the quarter.\u00a0 Baltic was able to regain the lead again, 55-54, with 1:45 to play in the game.\u00a0 The Bulldogs had a couple of chances to extend their lead, but the shots didn&#8217;t quite fall.\u00a0 Viborg-Hurley got the go-ahead basket with :20 to play.\u00a0 A final buzzer-beater shot from the baseline for Baltic didn&#8217;t fall through the hoop.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Erickson had 25 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.\u00a0 Ben Erickson had nine points.\u00a0 Kellen Artz finished with eight points and seven rebounds.\u00a0 Mark Ditter also had eight points, three rebounds, and two steals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Viborg-Hurley Cougars scored the game winning basket with just :20 to go for a 56-55 win over the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, January 22nd. 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