Knights Best Wildcats in Close Game
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Sue Moen
Highway 69 rivals New Glarus Knights and Belleville Wildcats faced off in an exciting game on January 21st.
The Glarner Knights played host to long-time rivals the Belleville Wildcats on January 21st. This was the first match up this season for the two teams, and the gym was full of fans eager to cheer their respective team to a victory.
The first half was pretty evenly matched and Belleville was on top by 5 when the game reached halftime. However, New Glarus stepped it up offensively in the second half and squeaked past the Wildcats to win the game 67-64.
Nathan Streiff led New Glarus with 15 points, while Mason Martinson scored 14 points, Connor Siegenthaler scored 13 points and Garrett James scored 12 points. Siegenthaler and James each sunk three 3-point shots.
Sawyer Fahey poured in 19 points to lead Belleville in scoring, while Kody Fahey put 17 points on the board, including three 3s, and Brody Duerst scored 11 points.
The Knights played at Marshall on January 24th. Down by 2 at the half, the Knights battled back to win the game 52-49.
"It was a back-and-forth game all night," explained Coach Travis Sysko. "New Glarus took its final lead of the game in a Mason Martinson layup with about 30 seconds to play. Nathan Streiff made two free throws to put the Knights up three, and they were able to get a stop on Marshall's last possession."
Connor Siegenthaler scored 18 points for the Knights, while Nathan Streiff put 15 points on the board and Mason Martinson scored 11 points.
On Monday, January 27th, the Knights played at Dodgeville. They will host Waterloo on January 30th and play at Cambridge on February 4th.
