The Becker boys basketball team lost in a second-half comeback to Annandale Thursday at home, 55-52.

The Bulldogs fell behind quickly to the Cardinals at 6-0, but rallied back to take a significant lead midway through the first half. Annandale battled back and closed to within a few points before Becker closed out the first half with a 28-22 lead.

Nick Mittelstaedt set the tone for Becker as he directed the offense and was the top scorer for the home team (23 points). 

Cade Callahan had his hands full as he did a valiant job defending Annandale’s Logan Purcell — a giant presence in the middle who had more bulk than the lean Callahan. Cade held his own, netting five points and keeping Purcell at just 12 points on the night.

The second half saw the Cardinals put their system in place and they chipped away at Becker’s lead until they surpassed them early on in the second. Carson Gagnon caught fire and finished with 20 points as the Cardinals outscored the Bulldogs 33-24 in the final frame.

The Bulldogs fell to 2-3 while Annandale improved to  4-0.

Becker Scoring

Mittelstaedt 23, Josh Fobbe 6, Gabe Lindbom 6, Cade Callahan 5, Nick Knute 5, Carter Callahan 4, Cam Fischer 3.

Annandale Scoring

Gagnon 20, Purcell 12, Brady Spaulding 12, Paul Meyer 8, Hawkin Miller 3.

Up Next

The Bulldogs took on Hutchinson Friday night on the road (full report on game in next week’s Citizen-Tribune). Then they travel to St. Cloud to take on Holy Family in the Granite City Classic Dec. 27 and Mahtomedi Dec. 28.