WILLMAR-Joey Sauer finished with 15 points and seven rebounds as the Brainerd Warriors suffered a 70-54 Central Lakes Conference loss to the Willmar Cardinals Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Mason Malone added 13 points and three assists for the Warriors who shot just 38 percent from the field compared to Willmar's 57.8 percent.
Willmar 32 38-70
Brainerd 21 33-54
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Zach Morrell 2, Ty Roelofs 14, Jake Evans 15, Drey Dirksen 20, Ryan Slette 14, Hamza Mohamed 4, Connor Stevens 1. FG 26-45 (57.8 percent), FT 15-31 (48.4 percent). 3-point 3-11 (27.3 percent).
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Ben Staehling 8, Mason Malone 13, Owen Davis 9, Joey Sauer 15, Connor Powers 7, Manni Ukutegbe 2. FG 21-55 (38.2 percent), FT 9-13 (69.2 percent). 3-point 3-18 (16.7 percent). Conference: 8-5. Overall: 12-9. Next: hosts St. Cloud Apollo 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
