Basketball Recap: Baldwin Comes Up Short

After flying high against Holton last Tuesday, Baldwin came back down to earth. The Baldwin Panthers fell just short of the Bear Lake Lakers by a score of 44-42 on Thursday. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lakers earlier this season, when they won 56-54.

Leading Bear Lake to victory were Myles Harless and Grady Harless. Myles dropped a double-double with 13 points and 17 boards, while Grady posted 21 points and eight rebounds. Grady's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Hallead, who put up four points.

Baldwin's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Bear Lake, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers duke it out with the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bear Lake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-16 victory against Crossroads Charter Academy on the 21st.