The Becker Bulldog boys basketball team split two games this week to even their record at 6-6, putting to rest a six-game losing streak.

 

 

Becker rebounded from Monday’s loss at St. Cloud to capture a big Granite Ridge Conference win Tuesday at Foley.

 

Matt Yoerg exploded for 24 points to lead all scorers as he went 7-of-15 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the charity stripe to aid the Bulldogs in their sixth win.

 

Andrew Klucas was Foley’s top scorer with 15.

 

The Bulldogs took advantage of Foley’s aggressive style by nailing 18-of-28 free throws — including 3-of-4 from Dawson Thom, 3-of-6 from Hunter McCalla and 9-of-10 from Yoerg. Foley converted 11 of their 18 free throws.

 

Becker scorers were: Yoerg 24, Jake Fobbe 8, Dillon Radunz 7, Andrew Davalos 5, McCalla 5, Thom 3, Caleb Foster 2 and Cody Gruenhagen 2.

 

Foley’s scorers were: Klucas 15, Kyle Kipka 9, Nick Corrigan 7, Tyler Evenson 6, Tanner Brosh 6, Preston Kopel 5 and Jackson Sahlstrom 2.

 

 

The Eagles got 21 points from Ethan Novacinski and 12 from Micheal Tiede Monday at home as Apollo dumped the Bulldogs by 17.

 

Becker’s top scorer was Fobbe with 14 and no other Bulldog player reached double digits. The Bulldogs shot 43% from the field and made six of 14 free throws, but their 14 turnovers to Apollo’s six spelled the difference.

 

The game was tight in the first half, as Becker left the court at halftime just down by five. However, the wheels came off in the second as Apollo poured in 39 points to Becker’s 27.

 

Scoring for Becker were: Fobbe 14, Yoerg 9, McCalla 8, Davalos 6, Jack Conzemius 6, Gruenhagen 2, Clayton Gallus 2 and Radunz 2.

 

Scoring for Apollo were: Novacinski 21, Tiede 12, Robson Omar 7, Clayton Hoeper 7, Dauryce Taylor 7, Ben Giese 5, Kuok Chuol 3, Cole Johnson 2 and Luke Dunsmoor 2.

 

The Bulldogs took on the 9-2 Albany Huskies on the road Friday (full report on game in next week’s Citizen-Tribune). Thursday, they travel to St. Cloud to face  4-6 Cathedral.