Baltic lost against St. Mary back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Baltic Bulldogs took a hard 67-52 fall against the St. Mary Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Cardinals are ranked ninth).
Dylan Runestad
| 02/21/25 @ St. Mary | 18 |
| 02/18/25 vs Flandreau | 14 |
| 02/13/25 @ Canton | 12 |
| 02/11/25 vs Elkton/Lake Benton | 3 |
| 02/06/25 @ Lennox | 14 |
| + 11 more games |
Baltic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Dylan Runestad, who to rack up 18 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trevor Cuperus, who en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Baltic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for St. Mary, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Baltic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-41 win against Tri-Valley on the 24th. As for St. Mary, they are taking a road trip to face off against Bridgewater/Emery at 7:30 p.m. on February 28th. St. Mary knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 contests -- so hopefully Bridgewater/Emery likes a good challenge.
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