Basketball Recap: Baltic Sets Scoring Season-High Against Chester

Bulldogs

Team Score

01/16/25 @ Chester	71
12/20/24 @ Sioux Valley	55
12/29/24 vs Luverne	53
12/28/24 vs Deubrook	53
01/03/25 vs Colman-Egan	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baltic). They enjoyed a cozy 71-52 victory over the Chester Flyers on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Baltic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kellen Artz, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Artz a new career-high in steals (four). Dylan Runestad was another key player, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points.

Baltic was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Baltic's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-4. As for Chester, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.

Baltic has already played their next game, a 65-38 defeat against West Central on the 20th. As for Chester, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-53 victory against Sioux Falls Lutheran on the 17th.