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Area Boys Basketball: Pierz suffers Granite Ridge loss to Zimmerman

Pierz Pioneers plays Zimmerman in a Granite Ridge conference contest.

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By Brainerd Dispatch, Conrad Engstrom

March 10, 2021 09:34 PM

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ZIMMERMAN — Michael Leidenfrost scored a team-high 19 points as the Pierz Pioneers suffered a 65-61 Granite Ridge Conference loss to the Zimmerman Thunder.

Ryan Stuckmayer added 14 and Noah Cekalla 10 points for Pierz.

Zimmerman 35 30 — 65

Pierz 24 37 — 61

PIERZ

Ryan Stuckmayer 14, Noah Cekalla 10, Mason Herold 2, Michael Leidenfrost 19, Andrew Winscher 5, Benjamin Virnig 2, Jonah Prokott 9. FT 15-18 (83%). Conference: 8-6. Overall: 10-7. Next: hosts Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 12.