ST. CLOUD-Michael Bieganek tallied 25 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Russell finished with 20 points and seven assists as the Brainerd Warriors walloped St. Cloud Apollo 97-62 Tuesday.
Chris Karels scored 18 points and Corbin Pikula exploded for 13 points.
"We played with great energy on the road and shot lights out from 3-point," Brainerd head coach Scott Stanfield said. "We had a number of players hit multiple threes and Michael Bieganek and Taylor Shelito were very good underneath. Corbin Pikula came in off the bench and hit four 3s, which was the most exciting for him and our kids. Michael Russell had a very nice game all around and continues to play well.
"We hope to get Joey Sauer back next week which will really help us down the stretch."
Karels added five rebounds and Tanner Lundberg dished out five assists for Brainerd, which completed the season sweep of Apollo as it beat the Eagles 54-47 Jan. 13.
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Apollo 32 30-62
Brainerd 39 58-97
ST. CLOUD APOLLO
Renell Edwards 8, Abdihakim Sukri 6, Daniel Modi 5, Elijah Edwards 5, Phillip Dromgoole Jr. 11, Michael Gravelle 5, Clifton Paterson 2, Marquise Smith 17, Luke Dunsmoor 3. FG 23-53 (43.4 percent), FT 10-15 (66.7 percent). 3-point 6-18 (33.3 percent).
BRAINERD
Michael Russell 20, Chris Karels 18, Brandon Burggraff 6, Michael Bieganek 25, Tanner Lundberg 3, Taylor Shelito 1, Ben Staehling 5, Mason Malone 6, Corbin Pikula 13. FG 34-52 (65.4 percent), FT 10-15 (66.7 percent). 3-point 19-31 (61.3 percent). Conference: 7-8. Overall: 9-14. Next: host Moorhead 7:30 p.m. Friday.
