You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely McDade's strategy against Buckholts on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the McDade Bulldogs blew the Buckholts Badgers out of the water with a 70-40 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulldogs had established a 23 point advantage.
Buckholts lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Anthony Salomon, who had 19 points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Marc King, who earned 16 points along with five rebounds.
The win got McDade back to even at 1-1. As for Buckholts, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McDade will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on IDEA Montopolis at 6:45 p.m. on November 26th. As for Buckholts, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Thorndale, where tip off is scheduled at 6:05 p.m.
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