ABOVE: Fairmont’s Logan Junkermeier battles to get a shot off in opposition to Maple River’s Carson Healy (32) throughout a Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament sport on Friday at Bethany Lutheran College.
MANKATO — Turnovers plagued Fairmont because it dropped its first sport of the Kwik Trip Bethany Holiday Tournament at Bethany Lutheran College to Maple River 59-45 on Friday.
Logan Junkermeier scored 11 for the Cardinals, whereas Joe Long added 10 factors.
Whether it was in the passing lanes or off the dribble, Maple River was disruptive for the Fairmont offense all sport lengthy, turning protection into offense for simple factors. Fairmont additionally had little success capturing from behind the arc, making only one 3-pointer with 4 minutes remaining in the sport.
Maple River began the sport with a 10-2 run, with Reed Johnson breaking the Fairmont scoring drought with a layup. Fairmont saved tempo with the Eagles as Junkermeier hit a pair of putbacks to set the rating at 15-9, however Maple River went on a 9-2 run to shut out the half, with the Cardinals solely managing a pair of free throws from Junkermeier as they fell behind 24-12.
After Maple River continued to attain to go up 29-14 in the second half, Fairmont bought the offense going a bit, with Johnson, Junkermeier and Tavain Harvey all hitting layups to chop the result in 31-22. Fairmont continued to attain, with a mid-range shot from Long making it a 34-26 sport, however the Maple River offense bought its factors up in addition to an and-one from Emery Stevens placing the Eagles again up 39-28. The Eagles went on a 8-2 run to go up 47-21, and whereas Fairmont responded with a 7-2 run of its personal, capped off with an and-one from Brayden Williamson, the Cardinals nonetheless trailed 49-38. A 3 from Joseph Hackett made it a 51-41 sport, however it wasn’t sufficient as reserves entered the sport for Maple River with 1:38 remaining.
Fairmont (5-2) performs Mankato Loyola at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in the second day of the match.