The Coon Rapids Cardinals visited Hastings for an evening tip and the boys home opener inside the Raiders Field House. With the performance the Raiders had, the Field House could be renamed the ‘Bird Cage’. Hastings finished strong, locking down the Cardinals offense to win 83-68 in their only game last week.
The game started with the court tipped in the favor of Coon Rapids, but Hastings quickly overcame that small rush to take a 41-31 lead into the intermission. Coon Rapids made the game interesting chipping away at the Raiders lead, but Hastings finished with 42 second half points to the Cardinals 37, winning the game 83-68.
Eight Raiders saw 10 minutes or more of playtime in the win which bodes well for the depth of the bench.
Matthew Foss led the floor time with 35 minutes where he scored 18 points with two assists, two rebounds and five steals.
Weston Schult logged 29 minutes with 11 points, three rebounds, with three assists, and three steals.
Marlowe Strain played 29 minutes as well with 10 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Kyan Esterby played 25 minutes with 18 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Lukas Foss had 23 minutes with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Brady Hendrickson tallied 20 minutes with seven points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Jacob Reuter played 14 minutes scoring six points with seven rebounds and two assists.
Carter Lundstrom was on the floor for 10 minutes where he drained the only three point shot he took, he also grabbed one rebound and a steal.
Up Next
The boys host Two Rivers at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 and then they will use the week to prepare for their Holiday Tournament where they will take on Bloomington Kennedy on Dec. 27 to kick off the tournament weekend. That game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.