After defeating conference foe Wadena-Deer Creek in impressive fashion 61-49 Tuesday night, Staples-Motley hustled the upstart Pillager Huskies 79-44 for the team’s most complete performance of the season Thursday.
The back-to-back victories are the Cardinal’s first since Mar. 13 and Mar. 16, 2010, a span of 41 games.
The sixth consecutive defeat of the Huskies extends the team’s home winning streak to three games.
A softer schedule and staying home certainly has helped the Cardinals of late, but the team is also playing more consistently and with more poise.
Pillager (11-5) and Staples-Motley (4-11) battled back-and-forth in the first half, getting to the rim with ease against soft 2-3 zones.
No sooner had the Huskies taken their largest lead of the game, at 25-22, did S-M completely come to life.
The Cardinals closed out the half on a 16-4 run with strong play on both sides of the ball to lead 38-29 at intermission.
There was no let-up in the second half.
Behind season-highs of 20 points from Seth Auger and 14 from Jordan Wick, who slipped deep underneath the Pillager defense for easy layups time after time, Staples-Motley outscored its opponent 39-15 the rest of the way in winning handily.
Pillager’s big men E.J. Ziegler and Cole Hunstad were ineffective. Ziegler was limited to 10 and Hunstad scored just 3 — significant drop-offs from their season averages of 17 and 14.4, respectively.
Even with the disparaging loss to Staples-Motley, Pillager is playing well by its standards.
The Huskies went 7-67 from 2007-10.
Up next: At Pierz (11-4) Friday, Jan. 27. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30.
STAPLES-MOTLEY — 79
STAPLES-MOTLEY — 79
Seth Auger 20, Jordan Wick 14, Kyle Jansson 13, Dennis Vasquez 8, Zach Borders 8, Grant Longbella 6, Brian Huber 6, Colton Borders 4
PILLAGER HUSKIES — 44
E.J. Ziegler 10, Jake Weizenegger 6, Conner Uselman 6, Matt Doss 5, Devin Strack 5, Isaac Jacobson 5, Adam Obermiller 4, Cole Hunstad 3
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