The Golden Demons pushed their score all the way to 65 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 80-65 fall against Dakota Ridge. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (63), Golden still had to take the loss.
Golden lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alex Erger, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Leif Hansen was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds.
It was another big night for Ethan Berninger, who scored 21 points along with seven assists and six rebounds for Dakota Ridge. Berninger is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Esau, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Golden's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Dakota Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Golden will head out on the road to challenge Standley Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Standley Lake is coming into the game with six straight defeats at home, meaning Golden will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Dakota Ridge will take on Green Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dakota Ridge is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Green Mountain a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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