Pleasanton played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Bertrand Vikings, falling 67-46. The Bulldogs were probably out for revenge after losing 65-33 to them when the teams met back in February of 2017, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Brennan Lindner and Gage Zwiener certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Lindner posted 14 points, while Zwiener scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Pierce, who put up five points.
Bertrand's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marcus Hernandez, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Those 19 points gave Hernandez a new career-high. Hunter Nelson was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Pleasanton and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Bertrand, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Pleasanton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-50 loss against South Loup on the 14th. As for Bertrand, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-60 win against Loomis on the 14th.
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