What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
RYAN TEMPEL, Haxtun Bulldog #34, puts up a shot over Caliche's Justin Pollart on Friday night. Tempel scored 10 points for his team in his final home game as a Bulldog.
With just two games left on the regular season schedule, the Haxtun Bulldogs hold a 7-3 overall record after picking up a win over Caliche but falling to Yuma last week. The team is set to still face off with Wiggins and Otis in away contests before post-season play begins.
Haxtun hosted Caliche at home Friday night in the final regular season home game on the schedule. Things ended at 11-all after the first quarter of play but the Bulldogs began to pull away in the second as the team outscored their opponent by nine just before half time.
The Buffs made a third quarter rally but Haxtun managed 19 points in the final quarter to hold on for a 67-61 league win over Caliche.
"We struggled to get Caliche off of the boards. They were getting anything they wanted inside," Head Coach Jayden Stieb said of his team's match up Friday night. "Our guard play was really good. We played solid perimeter defense. That proved to be the difference in the game."
Three Haxtun Bulldogs hit double-digits Friday night led by junior Owen Knode with 19 points. David Avery put up 18 followed by Ryan Tempel with 10.
Several nights before, Haxtun hosted the 2A Yuma Indians for a mid-week match up. The Indians put the scoring pressure on from the get go, putting 26 points on the board in the first and 22 in the second to hold a 48-24 advantage at half time.
The Indians went on to take a 97-43 win over the Bulldogs Tuesday night.
Tempel led the Bulldogs against the Indians with 15 points on the night.
"We had trouble keeping the same pace as Yuma throughout the game," Stieb said. "We allowed their shooters to get open looks, and against a good shooting team that's all it takes to dig yourself in a hole."
The Bulldogs traveled to Holyoke on Tuesday night for a road contest against the Dragons, results of that contest were not available as of press time.
On Friday, the team is set to take on the Tigers in Wiggins. According to Maxpreps, the Tigers are currently 6-3 overall and 1-3 in the Lower Platte League.
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